Definition of NONSTOP

nonstop

Meanings

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

Origin / Etymology

From non- + stop.

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

nonstop is a valid Words With Friends word