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topper
(encz) | topper,cylindr n: Zdeněk Brož |
topper
(encz) | topper,ořezávač např. řepy Zdeněk Brož |
topper
(encz) | topper,osoba převyšující ostatní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Topper
(gcide) | Topper \Top"per\, n.
1. One that tops, in any sense of the verb; specif.:
(a) A cover of a top layer or part. [Colloq.]
(b) One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its
kind. [Slang]
(c) Any device for cutting off tops; as, a turnip topper.
(d) One who tops steel ingots.
(e) A three-square float (file) used by comb makers.
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2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.]
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3. Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called
from its being often taken out and placed on top of the
newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [Slang]
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topper
(wn) | topper
n 1: a worker who makes or adds the top to something
2: a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
3: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who
tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" [syn:
best, topper]
4: an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have
gone before
5: a woman's short coat
6: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or
with beaver fur [syn: dress hat, high hat, opera hat,
silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver] |
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conversation stopper
(encz) | conversation stopper, n: |
doorstopper
(encz) | doorstopper, n: |
show-stopper
(encz) | show-stopper, |
showstopper
(encz) | showstopper, n: |
stopper
(encz) | stopper,doraz n: Zdeněk Brožstopper,špunt n: Zdeněk Brožstopper,ucpávka n: Zdeněk Brožstopper,zátka n: Zdeněk Brožstopper,zátka (drenáže) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
stopper knot
(encz) | stopper knot, n: |
stoppered
(encz) | stoppered,zazátkovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unstoppered
(encz) | unstoppered,nezazátkovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
doorstopper
(gcide) | doorstopper \door"stop*per\ n.
same as doorstop.
Syn: doorstop.
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Ring stopper
(gcide) | Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.
ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.
Russ. krug'. Cf. Harangue, Rank a row,Rink.]
A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a
circular line or hoop.
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2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other
precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the
ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a
wedding ring.
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Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.
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The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.
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3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports
are performed; an arena.
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Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring,
Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E.
Smith.
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4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,
figuratively, prize fighting. "The road was an
institution, the ring was an institution." --Thackeray.
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5. A circular group of persons.
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And hears the Muses in a ring
Aye round about Jove's alter sing. --Milton.
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6. (Geom.)
(a) The plane figure included between the circumferences
of two concentric circles.
(b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or
other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an
axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other
figure.
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7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for
taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring
suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through
which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the
graduated inner surface opposite.
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8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the
spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
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9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a
selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute
offices, obtain contracts, etc.
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The ruling ring at Constantinople. --E. A.
Freeman.
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Ring armor, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring
mail}, below, and Chain mail, under Chain.
Ring blackbird (Zool.), the ring ousel.
Ring canal (Zool.), the circular water tube which surrounds
the esophagus of echinoderms.
Ring dotterel, or Ringed dotterel. (Zool.) See
Dotterel, and Illust. of Pressiroster.
Ring dropper, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring
(dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy
it as valuable, it being worthless.
Ring fence. See under Fence.
Ring finger, the third finger of the left hand, or the next
the little finger, on which the ring is placed in
marriage.
Ring formula (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a
closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See
Illust. under Benzene.
Ring mail, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed
upon a garment of leather or of cloth.
Ring micrometer. (Astron.) See Circular micrometer, under
Micrometer.
Saturn's rings. See Saturn.
Ring ousel. (Zool.) See Ousel.
Ring parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of Old
World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,
especially Palaeornis torquatus, common in India, and
Palaeornis Alexandri of Java.
Ring plover. (Zool.)
(a) The ringed dotterel.
(b) Any one of several small American plovers having a
dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover
(Aegialitis semipalmata).
Ring snake (Zool.), a small harmless American snake
(Diadophis punctatus) having a white ring around the
neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of
an orange red.
Ring stopper. (Naut.) See under Stopper.
Ring thrush (Zool.), the ring ousel.
The prize ring, the ring in which prize fighters contend;
prize fighters, collectively.
The ring.
(a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.
[Eng.]
(b) The prize ring.
[1913 Webster]Stopper \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.
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2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both
ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure
something. --Totten.
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3. (Bot.) 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.
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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.
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Slip stopper
(gcide) | Slip \Slip\, n. [AS. slipe, slip.]
1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.
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2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
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This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
--Fuller.
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3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion;
hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.
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A native slip to us from foreign seeds. --Shak.
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The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. --R. Browning.
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4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.
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Moonlit slips of silver cloud. --Tennyson.
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A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon
Sure to be rounded into beauty soon. --Longfellow.
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5. A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called
from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become
loose, by relaxation of the hand.
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We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck
and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. --Sir S.
Baker.
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6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give
one the slip. --Shak.
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7. (Print.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other
work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type
when set up and in the galley.
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8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically:
(a) A loose garment worn by a woman.
(b) A child's pinafore.
(c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.
(d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.]
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9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with
silver. [Obs.] --Shak.
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10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding
of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] --Sir W. Petty.
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11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the
decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for
handles and other applied parts.
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12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.]
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13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon
which it is hauled for repair.
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14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between
wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.]
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15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.]
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16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a
door. [U. S.]
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17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
--Knight.
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18. (Engin.) The motion of the center of resistance of the
float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through
the water horozontally, or the difference between a
vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have
if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also,
the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward
current of water produced by the propeller.
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19. (Zool.) A fish, the sole.
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20. (Cricket) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the
rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them,
called respectively short slip, and long slip.
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22. (Mach.)
(a) The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it
slips.
(b) In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of
the link relatively to the link block, due to
swinging of the link.
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23. (Elec.) The difference between the actual and synchronous
speed of an induction motor.
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23. (Marine Insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a
risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually
bears the broker's name and is initiated by the
underwrites.
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To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one.
Slip dock. See under Dock.
Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to
allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion.
Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured
preparatory to slipping. --Totten.
Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the
anchor suddenly.
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Stopper
(gcide) | Stopper \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.
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2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both
ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure
something. --Totten.
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3. (Bot.) 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.
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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.
[1913 Webster]Stopper \Stop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stoppering.]
To close or secure with a stopper.
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Stopper bolt
(gcide) | Stopper \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.
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2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both
ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure
something. --Totten.
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3. (Bot.) 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.
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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.
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Stoppered
(gcide) | Stopper \Stop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stoppering.]
To close or secure with a stopper.
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Stoppering
(gcide) | Stopper \Stop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoppered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Stoppering.]
To close or secure with a stopper.
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Tobacco stopper
(gcide) | Tobacco \To*bac"co\, n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the
tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees smoked this
plant. Some derive the word from Tabaco, a province of
Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the
Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the
Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.]
1. (Bot.) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the
Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and
as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and
cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an
acrid taste.
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Note: The name is extended to other species of the genus, and
to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco ({Nicotiana
rustica}, and also Lobelia inflata), mountain tobacco
(Arnica montana), and Shiraz tobacco ({Nicotiana
Persica}).
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2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing,
etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various
ways.
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Tobacco box (Zool.), the common American skate.
Tobacco camphor. (Chem.) See Nicotianine.
Tobacco man, a tobacconist. [R.]
Tobacco pipe.
(a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood, or
other material.
(b) (Bot.) Same as Indian pipe, under Indian.
Tobacco-pipe clay (Min.), a species of clay used in making
tobacco pipes; -- called also cimolite.
Tobacco-pipe fish. (Zool.) See Pipemouth.
Tobacco stopper, a small plug for pressing down the tobacco
in a pipe as it is smoked.
Tobacco worm (Zool.), the larva of a large hawk moth
(Sphinx Carolina syn. Phlegethontius Carolina). It is
dark green, with seven oblique white stripes bordered
above with dark brown on each side of the body. It feeds
upon the leaves of tobacco and tomato plants, and is often
very injurious to the tobacco crop. See Illust. of {Hawk
moth}.
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Topper
(gcide) | Topper \Top"per\, n.
1. One that tops, in any sense of the verb; specif.:
(a) A cover of a top layer or part. [Colloq.]
(b) One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its
kind. [Slang]
(c) Any device for cutting off tops; as, a turnip topper.
(d) One who tops steel ingots.
(e) A three-square float (file) used by comb makers.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called
from its being often taken out and placed on top of the
newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [Slang]
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conversation stopper
(wn) | conversation stopper
n 1: a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
[syn: conversation stopper, stopper] |
doorstopper
(wn) | doorstopper
n 1: a stop that keeps open doors from moving [syn: doorstop,
doorstopper] |
show-stopper
(wn) | show-stopper
n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be
delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {show-
stopper}, showstopper, stopper]
2: something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular
appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant
orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper"
[syn: show-stopper, showstopper] |
showstopper
(wn) | showstopper
n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be
delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {show-
stopper}, showstopper, stopper]
2: something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular
appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant
orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper"
[syn: show-stopper, showstopper] |
stopper
(wn) | stopper
n 1: an act so striking or impressive that the show must be
delayed until the audience quiets down [syn: {show-
stopper}, showstopper, stopper]
2: a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
[syn: conversation stopper, stopper]
3: (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to
insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner
has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
4: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole
tightly [syn: plug, stopper, stopple]
v 1: close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She
stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their
babies' mouths with pacifiers" [syn: stopper, stopple] |
stopper knot
(wn) | stopper knot
n 1: a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole |
stoppered
(wn) | stoppered
adj 1: (of a container) having a stopper in the opening; "the
tightly stoppered bottles" |
unstoppered
(wn) | unstoppered
adj 1: (of a container) having the stopper removed; "whiskey
spilled from the unstoppered bottle" |
showstopper
(foldoc) | showstopper
A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an
implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has
to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in
connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to
something stunningly *good*.
[Jargon File]
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showstopper
(jargon) | showstopper
n.
A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation
effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before
development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical
use, which refers to something stunningly good.
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