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show-stopper

show-stopper is the alternative spelling of showstopper.

Meaning of showstopper

Noun

showstopper (plural showstoppers)

  1. A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
  2. Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
    1. A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.

Forms of show-stopper

pluralshow-stoppers

Questions about show-stopper

What is show-stopper the alternative spelling of?
Show-stopper is the alternative spelling of showstopper.

Words near show-stopper in the dictionary

  1. show-running
  2. show-runs
  3. show-stealing
  4. show-stone
  5. show-stones
  6. show-stopper
  7. show-stoppers
  8. show-stopping
  9. show-stoppingly
  10. show-through
  11. show-throughs

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