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stopcock Synonyms
Another word for stopcock
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• noun (Context 1)
A valve with a rotatable plug fitted in a pipe or laboratory glassware for regulating or completely shutting off the flow of a liquid or gas, especially the main water supply in a building.
Usage Example
"Before repairing the leaking pipe under the sink, the plumber turned off the main petcock in the basement."
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petcock
valve
spigot
tap
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Stopcock. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/stopcock