(Australia, slang) A topic of conversation which is controversial and of contemporary significance. Hence, a social gaffe.

(nautical) A knot placed in a rope either to prevent the end from fraying, or to prevent it from passing through a hole.

(slang) A television broadcast that causes the viewer to stop flipping through channels with their remote control and watch it.

plural of stopper knot

Alternative form of shot stopper

(soccer, colloquial) A goalkeeper. More specifically refers to the ability to make saves, as opposed to other areas of goalkeeping like distribution and coming off the line.

wine stopper

A removable cork that can be inserted into and extracted from the neck of a wine bottle

An instrument for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe.

A type of knot used to provide a symmetrical stop at the end of a rope to prevent it from pulling through an eyelet or other fixed opening.