stopple
Close with cork
A stopple is a plug or stopper used to close an opening, especially in a bottle or container.
The word is old-fashioned and rarely encountered outside technical contexts like pipeline maintenance, where a stopple is a device that seals a pipe to allow repairs without draining the system.
As a verb, to stopple is to close with such a plug.
Tree bark bottle seal
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- bungWooden barrel seal
- capCovering for top
- lidRemovable container cover
spigot · valve · seal · cover · tampon · wadding · peg · dowel
Protect from loss
- storeRetail establishment
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- bottleContainer for liquids
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
ferment · age · cellar · vintage · wine · decant · aging · maturation
Container for liquids
- flaskPortable liquid container
- vialSmall glass liquid holder
- jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
- decanterVessel for serving wine
carafe · jug · ampule · cruet · phial · demijohn · carboy · flagon
Impervious to atmosphere
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
- sealantGap-blocking substance
caulk · wax · luting · tight-fitting · leakproof · secure · impermeable · occluded
cork
Tree bark bottle seal
lid · spigot · valve · seal · cover · tampon · wadding · peg · dowel · insert
preserve
Protect from loss
seal · ferment · age · cellar · vintage · wine · decant · aging · maturation · cellaring
bottle
Container for liquids
decanter · carafe · jug · ampule · cruet · phial · demijohn · carboy · flagon · cask
airtight
Impervious to atmosphere
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
sealant · caulk · wax · luting · tight-fitting · leakproof · secure · impermeable · occluded · sealed
- stopping byBrief informal visit
- stopped byVisited briefly, unscheduled
- stopped deadCeased moving abruptly
- stopping at nothingPursuing goals without restraint
- stopped upBlocked from flowing
- stopping powerCapacity to halt motion
stopped, stopping, stopper, unstoppable, stoppable, unstopped, stopples, stoppling