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hopper

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Noun

  1. One who or that which hops.
  2. A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.
  3. A funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water, from above, from one or more smaller drainpipes.
  4. A bin or device that feeds material into a machine.
  5. Various insects: A grasshopper or locust, especially
  6. A grasshopper or locust, especially: The immature form of a locust.
  7. Various insects: The larva of a cheese fly.
  8. Various insects: A leafhopper.
  9. Various insects: Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
  10. An artificial fishing lure.
  11. A toilet.
  12. An escapement lever in a piano.
  13. The game of hopscotch.
  14. A window with hinges at the bottom, opened by tilting vertically.
  15. A hopper car.
  16. A fairy chess piece which moves only by jumping over another piece.
  17. A person or machine that picks hops.
  18. A Sri Lankan pancake made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and palm toddy or yeast.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Stronghurst Township, Henderson County, Illinois, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.

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