Vocabulary : Stope to Stopper

Stope : A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps. ;; To excavate in the form of stopes. ;; To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out. ;; Alt. of Stopen
Stoped : of Stope
Stopen : Stepped; gone; advanced.
Stop-gap : That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.
Stoping : of Stope ;; The act of excavating in the form of stopes.

Stopless : Not to be stopped.
Stop-over : Act or privilege of stopping over. ;; Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i.
Stoppage : The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
Stopped : of Stop ;; Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; -- said of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.).
Stopper : One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. ;; A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. ;; A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. ;; To close or secure with a stopper.

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