The Clue
Plugs (8 letter answer)
The Answer
STOPPERS
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Notes
The answer STOPPERS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
STOPPER as a noun:
1. (plug, stopper, stopple) = blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
2. (show-stopper, showstopper, stopper) = an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
3. (conversation stopper, stopper) = a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
4. (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"
STOPPER as a verb:
1. (stopper, stopple) = close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"