STOP

4 letters 6 Scrabble points /stÉ’p/

Definition of STOP

noun

  1. A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.

    "They agreed to meet at the bus stop."

  2. An action of stopping; interruption of travel.

    "That stop was not planned."

  3. That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.

Related words: occlusive plosive
verb

  1. To cease moving.

    "I stopped at the traffic lights."

  2. To not continue.

    "Soon the rain will stop."

  3. To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

    "The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."

Related words: arrest freeze halt blin cancel cease discontinue halt

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T O P
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 6 points

Anagrams of STOP

Words that use the same letters:

OPTS OSTP POST POTS SPOT TOPS

Words Containing "STOP"

AISTOPOD AISTOPODA AISTOPODES ANCHISTOPODA ARISTOPHANES ARISTOPHANIC AUTOCYSTOPLASTY AUTOSTOPER BACKSTOP BACKSTOPPED BACKSTOPPING BACKSTOPS BALLISTOPHOBIA BANDSTOP BLASTOPHAGA BLASTOPHYLLUM BLASTOPHITIC BLASTOPHORAL BLASTOPHORE BLASTOPHORIC

Words Starting with "STOP"

STOPA STOPBACK STOPBAND STOPBANK STOPBLOCK STOPBOARD STOPCOCK STOPCOCKS STOPDICE STOPE STOPED STOPEN STOPER STOPERS STOPES STOPGAP STOPGAPS STOPHOUND STOPING STOPLESS

Words Ending with "STOP"

BACKSTOP BANDSTOP DOORSTOP DRAWSTOP ESTOP FIRESTOP HELISTOP INSTOP MISSTOP NONSTOP RIPSTOP SHORTSTOP TABSTOP UNSTOP