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stopping (root: stop)
CIDE DICTIONARY
stopping, n.
- Material for filling a cavity. [1913 Webster]
- A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air. [1913 Webster]
- A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. Youatt. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
stopping
Cessation
N cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence, intermission, remission, suspense, suspension, interruption, stop, stopping, closure, stoppage, halt, arrival, pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop, interregnum, abeyance, cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock, finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration, comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop, end, death, I pause for a reply.Stopper
N stopper, stopple, plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap, rammer, ram, ramrod, piston, stop-gap, wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil, pledget, tompion, tourniquet, cover, valve, vent peg, spigot, slide valve, janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.For further exploring for "stopping" in Webster Dictionary Online