Dictionary Check: smother
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Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a confused multitude of things
noun
a stifling cloud of smoke
verb
envelop completely
Example:
"smother the meat in gravy"
verb
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Example:
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
verb
suppress in order to conceal or hide
Example:
"smother a yawn"
verb
form an impenetrable cover over
Example:
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
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