stopple

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US /ˈstɑpəl/ UK /ˈstɒpəl/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
a stopper or plug, especially for a bottle or jug

He pulled the glass stopple from the old apothecary's flask.

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1 noun · a stopper or plug,... stopper plug cork bung seal

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Related forms stop stopper

Etymology

From Middle English 'stoppel', from the verb 'stop' (Old English 'stoppian', to plug up) with the instrumental suffix '-le', denoting a plug or stopper.

stoppian Old English

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# stopple

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈstɑpəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈstɒpəl

## Meanings
1. a stopper or plug, especially for a bottle or jug

## Examples
- He pulled the glass stopple from the old apothecary's flask.

## Synonyms
- stopper
- plug
- cork
- bung
- seal

## Related Forms
- stop
- stopper

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stoppian

## Etymology
From Middle English 'stoppel', from the verb 'stop' (Old English 'stoppian', to plug up) with the instrumental suffix '-le', denoting a plug or stopper.

## AI Etymology
Stopple is from Middle English 'stoppel', from the verb 'stop' (Old English 'stoppian', to plug up) with the instrumental suffix '-le', denoting a plug or stopper. Important recorded forms include stoppian (Old English). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a stopper or plug, especially for a bottle or jug. The wider family includes related words such as stop and stopper.

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