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stopple

/ˈstɒpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stop-ple
IPA
/ˈstɒpəl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plug; a stopper.

noun

A projection or lid in a pollen grain that falls away to allow the passage of the pollen tube.

verb

To plug; to stop up.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, from Old French estopail, estopaille. By surface analysis, stop + -le.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: stopple, estopail

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈstɒpəl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stopples (plural) stopples (present, singular) stoppling (participle, present) stoppled (participle, past) stoppled (past)

Derived Forms

unstopple

Synonyms

estop stanch plug stopper

Rhymes With

topple doppel hopple thrapple thropple copple

Questions

How do you pronounce stopple?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɒpəl/.
What does stopple mean?
A plug; a stopper.
Where does stopple come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce stopple

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