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smother

Letters that make smother

s, o, e, h, m, r, t are letters that make 'smother'

Words within smother

ER, mother, SM, mot, he, He, moth, other, MOT, MO, Er, Mo, Sm, Th, mo are words within 'smother'

Anagrams of smother

thermos, mothers are anagrams of 'smother'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of smother

smothers, smothery are words created by adding a letter to 'smother'

smother is a 7 letter word ending with r
smother is a 7 letter word starting with s

7 possible definitions for 'smother'

Smother as "conceal or hide"

Under this definition, smother is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stifle, muffle, strangle, repress have the same meaning as 'smother'

smother as a type

'smother' can be a type of stamp down, inhibit, conquer, suppress, subdue, curb.

Derivatives of smother

suppression, stifling, smotherer, crushing, quelling, stifler are derivatives of 'smother'.

Example of smother used within this context

"smother a yawn", "muffle one's anger", "strangle a yawn"

Smother as "a stifling cloud of smoke"

Under this definition, smother is a noun and has the following properties:

smother as a type

'smother' can be a type of fume, smoke.

Smother as "a confused multitude of things"

Under this definition, smother is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jumble, clutter, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter have the same meaning as 'smother'

smother as a type

'smother' can be a type of disorderliness, disorder.

Types of smother

rummage is a type of smother.

Derivatives of smother

addle, mingle, clutter up, clutter, puddle, muddle, jumble, throw together, scramble, confuse, mix up are derivatives of 'smother'.

Smother as "deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion"

Under this definition, smother is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

put out has the same meaning as smother

smother as a type

'smother' can be a type of extinguish, snuff out.

Entailments to smother

cover is an entailment to 'smother'.

Example of smother used within this context

"smother fires"

Smother as "envelop completely"

Under this definition, smother is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

surround has the same meaning as smother

smother as a type

'smother' can be a type of cover.

Example of smother used within this context

"smother the meat in gravy"

Smother as "form an impenetrable cover over"

Under this definition, smother is a verb and has the following properties:

smother as a type

'smother' can be a type of cover, spread over.

Example of smother used within this context

"the butter cream smothered the cake"

Smother as "deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing"

Under this definition, smother is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

asphyxiate, suffocate have the same meaning as 'smother'

smother as a type

'smother' can be a type of kill.

Derivatives of smother

suffocation, asphyxiation, asphyxia are derivatives of 'smother'.

Verb groups of smother

suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate are verb groups of 'smother'.

Entailments to smother

cover is an entailment to 'smother'.

Example of smother used within this context

"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow", "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"