obturate /obˈtū-rāt/

To stop up

obturāˈtion noun

1. Stopping up
2. Stopping of a hole to prevent the escape of gas (gunnery)

obˈturātor noun

1. A structure or device that closes a cavity
2. The structures closing a large opening in the hip bone (anatomy)

• stoor
• stoors
• stooshie
• stooshies
• stooze
• stoozed
• stoozer
• stoozes
• stoozing
• stop
• stop-and-search
• stop at nothing
• stopbank
• stopbanks
• stop bath
• stop baths
• stop by
• stopcock
• stopcocks
• stop codon
• stop codons
• stop-consonant
• stop down
• stope
• stoped