Refine this word faster
Nonstop
Definitions
- 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 Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand. not-comparable
- 1 at all times wordnet
- 2 (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops wordnet
- 1 Without stopping; without interruption or break not-comparable
"He worked nonstop for fourteen hours yesterday, just so he could get today off."
- 1 without stopping wordnet
- 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 a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination wordnet
- 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 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
From non- + stop.
From non- + stop.
From non- + stop.
See also for "nonstop"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: nonstop