smother

/sməðər/ verbnoun
7 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1

Envelop completely.

“smother the meat in gravy”

2

Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion.

“smother fires”

3

Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing.

“Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”

4

Suppress in order to conceal or hide.

“smother a yawn”

5

Form an impenetrable cover over.

“the butter cream smothered the cake”

NOUN
1

A confused multitude of things.

2

A stifling cloud of smoke.

WORD FORMS
Related formsmotherer
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withS … R
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