Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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perish | No | No | Yes | No |
stifle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
perish (noun) | stifle (noun) |
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joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee |
perish (verb) | stifle (verb) |
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity |
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | |
suppress in order to conceal or hide | |
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of |