Meaning

noun an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

noun a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

noun (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit

originEtymology tree English s- English top English stop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English stopper From stop + -er.

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