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What is the noun for stoppering?

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stopper
  1. Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
  2. A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
  3. A bung or cork.
  4. (slang, soccer) Goalkeeper.
  5. (finance, slang) In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
  6. (rail transport) A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
  7. (botany) Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
  8. A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
  9. Synonyms:
  10. Examples:
    1. “Maybe you do not want to drink the whole bottle the same day, so you just use a stopper to have another glass the next day.”
stoppers
  1. plural of stopper
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Many parts of the Mediterranean are facing an environmental crisis as wine makers stop using traditional cork stoppers for their wine bottles.”
      “He began saving cork stoppers from bottles of wine drunk by his parents, then began collecting them from bars and restaurants in his home town.”
      “Trad climbers use friends, chocks, stoppers and other passive and active gear instead.”
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