Nonstop

//ˌnɒnˈstɒp// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without stopping; without interruption or break. not-comparable

    "There's a nonstop flight to Mauritius, but I'm not sitting on the same plane for thirteen hours."

  2. 2
    Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    at all times wordnet
  2. 2
    (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Without stopping; without interruption or break not-comparable

    "He worked nonstop for fourteen hours yesterday, just so he could get today off."

Adverb
  1. 1
    without stopping wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight.

    "With business-class seats on nonstops from British Airways and Cathay Pacific often priced up to $8,000 round trip, Mr. Exton typically flew cheaper alternatives that saved money but required layovers and plane switches."

  2. 2
    a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination wordnet
  3. 3
    A convenience store in parts of Europe, open 24 hours a day.

    "[In Hungary:] Most department stores and gift shops are open weekdays 10–5 or 6, Saturday until 1. Grocery stores are generally open weekdays from 7 or 8 am to 7 pm; “nonstops,” or éjjeli-nappali,^([sic]) are open 24 hours."

  4. 4
    A linguistic sound that is not a stop; a continuant.

    "Some of these consonants are stops, some are non-stops (continuants, see 11.2); some are voiced, others voiceless. It doesn't therefore look as if these consonants can have anything in common."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From non- + stop.

Etymology 2

From non- + stop.

Etymology 3

From non- + stop.

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