rummage vs smother

rummage and smother both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rummage	Yes	No	Yes	No
smother	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, smother is a hypernym of rummage; that is, smother is a word with a broader meaning than rummage:

Other hypernyms of rummage include clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter.

rummage (noun)	smother (noun)
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)	a stifling cloud of smoke
a jumble of things to be given away	a confused multitude of things

rummage (verb)	smother (verb)
search haphazardly	deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
	suppress in order to conceal or hide
	envelop completely
	deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
	form an impenetrable cover over