Definitions for unstop

unstop un·stop

Spelling: [uhn-stop]
IPA: /ʌnˈstɒp/

Unstop is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in unstop (nopstu).

Definitions for unstop

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove the stopper from:
  2. to free from any obstruction; open:
  3. to draw out the stops of (an organ).

Origin of unstop

First recorded in 1350-1400, unstop is from the Middle English word unstoppen. See un-2, stop

Examples for unstop

She tried by increased tenderness and love to unstop his silent lips and to make him tell what was lying so heavily on his heart.

Then unstop the 34 mouth of the hive, and give them liberty.

He will open the eyes of the blind and unstop the ears of the deaf.

He said half the secret was to unstop the channel above the spring.

Neither by being touched nor shaken could he be awakened; to effect this, it was necessary to open his eye and unstop his ear.

unstop one ear, and observe that the ticking or vibration is heard loudest in the stopped ear.

They at once began to open their eyes, unstop their ears, and to unloose their tongues.

unstop your ears, and a roar as of St. Lawrence enters: stop your ears, and it is muffled.

Word Value for unstop
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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