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
NOUNForm an impenetrable cover over.
“the butter cream smothered the cake”
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
Pig Latinothersmay
Starts & ends withS … R
Syllablessmoth · er
SYNONYMS & RELATED15
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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