smother
English Thesaurus
1. a stifling cloud of smoke (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | fume, smoke, |
| definition | : | a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas (noun.phenomenon) |
2. a confused multitude of things (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | disorder, disorderliness, |
| definition | : | a condition in which things are not in their expected places (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | rummage, |
| definition | : | a jumble of things to be given away (noun.state) |
3. conceal or hide (verb.contact)
4. envelop completely (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
5. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion (verb.contact)
| entail | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
6. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
7. form an impenetrable cover over (verb.stative)
8. a confused multitude of things (noun.state)
| derivation | : | clutter, clutter up, |
| definition | : | fill a space in a disorderly way (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | jumble, mingle, |
| definition | : | be all mixed up or jumbled together (verb.stative) |
9. conceal or hide (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | smotherer, stifler, |
| definition | : | a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses (noun.person) |
10. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | asphyxia, |
| definition | : | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
11. a confused multitude of things (noun.state)
| derivation | : | clutter, clutter up, |
| definition | : | fill a space in a disorderly way (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | jumble, mingle, |
| definition | : | be all mixed up or jumbled together (verb.stative) |
12. conceal or hide (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | smotherer, stifler, |
| definition | : | a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses (noun.person) |
13. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | asphyxia, |
| definition | : | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
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