full stop
/ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.23 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
British usage
intj
Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.
Colloquial
verb
Alternative form of full-stop.
Example Sentences
- "the final period / the final full stop"
- "[S]pielberg was keen to stress that The Fabelmans is not a full stop: “It is not because I decided to retire, and this is my swan song, don’t believe that.”"
- "The train moved slowly, very slowly, but at least it was moving, and the customers were grateful even for indecisive motion going their way. Just outside the Nassau border, in Queens, the train came to a full stop."
- "What’s more, Mr Samek did not even wake up after the car had come to a full stop: officers were forced to wake hm up by knocking on the window, according to a police report that indicated the autopilot feature was likely on “considering the vehicle’s ability to slow to a stop when Samek was asleep.”"
- "For example, the NHTSA forced Tesla to prevent the system from executing illegal “rolling stops” (moving slowly through a stop sign without ever coming to a full stop, while an “unexpected braking” problem is the subject of a current inquiry."
- "We need more people to join IRC, full stop."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial