stopped
(of a nose) blocked
How often you will meet it
Rank 532 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 36,642 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.017% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- (of a nose) blocked also: stopped-up, stopped up a stopped (or stopped-up) nose
stopped in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I should have stopped such a thing.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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He stopped to open it, and again, as he did so, something moved in the path above him.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Two days ago he had met the girl here with Brant, and she had stopped and shaken hands.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The old man spoke sternly and the boy stopped, flushed and angry, and a moment later slipped from the room.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1