stopples

Seals vessel openings

Stopples is the plural of stopple, a stopper or plug used to close an opening, especially in a bottle or container.

The word is old-fashioned and rarely encountered outside historical texts or specialized contexts: He removed the stopples from the medicine vials.

As a verb, to stopple means to close with such a plug.

sealing

corks

Bark-derived bottle stoppers

closures · caps · lids · seals · tampers · wadding · gaskets · spigots · taps · valves

winemaking

corks

Bark-derived bottle stoppers

vintners · cellaring · aging · oxidation · breathing · sommelier · wine preservation · resealing · champagne · sparkling

laboratory

test tubes

Narrow laboratory glassware

  • vialsSmall sealed containers
  • flasksNarrow-necked containers
  • beakersOpen-mouthed laboratory vessels

rubber stoppers · ground glass · pipettes · ampules · chemistry · titration · distillation · filtration · bench work · glassware

Opposites
closure action

stopplesuncorks

Opens a bottle

opens · unplugs · unseals · releases · unblocks

closure device type

stopplesscrew caps

Threaded bottle closures

Family

stopple, stoppling

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G