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showstoppers

showstoppers is the plural 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.

Questions about showstoppers

What is showstoppers the plural of?
Showstoppers is the plural of showstopper.

Words near showstoppers in the dictionary

  1. showster
  2. showsters
  3. showstone
  4. showstones
  5. showstopper
  6. showstoppers
  7. showstopping
  8. showstoppingly
  9. showt
  10. showtime
  11. showtimes

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