stoppered
(adjective) (of a container) having a stopper in the opening; “the tightly stoppered bottles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stoppered
simple past tense and past participle of stopper
stoppered (not comparable)
Fitted with a stopper
• preposted
Source: Wiktionary
Stop"per, n.
1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. Totten.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. C. S. Sargent. Ring stopper (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead.
– Stopper bolt (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked.
Stop"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering.]
Definition: To close or secure with a stopper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
