Definition of NONSTOP

nonstop

Plural: nonstops

Noun

  • a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
    • "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?"
  • A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight.
  • A convenience store in parts of Europe, open 24 hours a day.
  • A linguistic sound that is not a stop; a continuant.

Adjective Satellite

  • (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops
    • "a nonstop flight to Atlanta"
  • at all times

Adverb

  • without stopping
    • "we are flying nonstop form New York to Tokyo"

Adj

  • Without stopping; without interruption or break.
  • Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand.

Adv

  • Without stopping; without interruption or break

Adjective

  • Continuing without interruption or pauses.

Examples

  • He worked nonstop for fourteen hours yesterday, just so he could get today off.
  • His NONSTOP string of seven-letter words left his opponent breathless.
  • There's a nonstop flight to Mauritius, but I'm not sitting on the same plane for thirteen hours.

Origin / Etymology

From non- + stop.

Scrabble Score: 9

nonstop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nonstop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nonstop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

nonstop: valid Words With Friends Word