stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
deep vein thrombosis; DVT
pulmonary embolism; pulmonary thromboembolism
wooden plug; cork; tampion
stop cock; stop valve; curb cock; shut-off valve
stopping tightly; sealing hermetically
rubber stopper; rubber plug
stopping; corking; capping; disconnecting (e.g. gas supply)
inner plug (bottle, etc.)
air travel thrombosis; ATT
occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers
tonsillolith; tonsil stone
castor aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus); prickly castor oil tree
earplug (traditional jewellery worn in the earlobe, popular in Jomon-period Japan)