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(verb) conceal, suppress, or hide; "smother a yawn" |
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Synonyms: muffle, stifle |
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Related Words: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress |
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(verb) envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" |
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Synonyms: surround |
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Related Words: cover |
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(verb) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires" |
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Synonyms: put out |
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Related Words: extinguish, snuff out |
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(verb) suffocate; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow" |
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Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate |
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Related Words: kill |
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(verb) form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake" |
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Related Words: cover, spread over |
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(noun) a stifling cloud of smoke |
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Related Words: fume, smoke |
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(noun) a confused multitude of things |
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Synonyms: clutter, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter |
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Related Words: disorder, disorderliness, rummage |
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