stoppering
Sealing a container
Stoppering is inserting a stopper—a plug or cork—into an opening to seal it: She was busy stoppering bottles of homemade wine.
The word appears most often in laboratory or production contexts where containers need sealing.
Figuratively, to stopper something is to block or suppress it: He tried stoppering his emotions.
Tree bark bottle seal
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- bungWooden barrel seal
- capCovering for top
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
lid · closure · bottle · vial · flask · decanter · carafe · ampule
Something that blocks openings
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- damWater-holding barrier
block · barrier · impediment · chokepoint · bottleneck · congestion · hindrance · blocker
Making impermeable
- corkingSlang for first-rate
- bottlingPackaging liquids in containers
- canningAirtight food preservation
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
pickling · fermenting · brining · vacuum-packing · cellaring · hermetic · airtight · sterilize
Complete sudden stop
- endFinal portion or cessation
- terminationAct of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
suspension · arrest · check · shutdown · wind-up · conclusion · interruption · pause
cork
Tree bark bottle seal
seal · lid · closure · bottle · vial · flask · decanter · carafe · ampule · tamper-evident
plug
Something that blocks openings
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
dam · block · barrier · impediment · chokepoint · bottleneck · congestion · hindrance · blocker · jam
sealing
Making impermeable
jarring · pickling · fermenting · brining · vacuum-packing · cellaring · hermetic · airtight · sterilize · lacto-fermentation
halt
Complete sudden stop
- endFinal portion or cessation
- terminationAct of ending something
- cessationA full stopping
discontinuation · suspension · arrest · check · shutdown · wind-up · conclusion · interruption · pause · standstill
stopperingunstoppering
Removing a bottle's seal
pouring · pouring out · draining · emptying · decanting
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