Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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smother | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stifle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
smother (noun) | stifle (noun) |
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a stifling cloud of smoke | joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee |
a confused multitude of things |
smother (verb) | stifle (verb) |
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deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity |
suppress in order to conceal or hide | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen |
envelop completely | suppress in order to conceal or hide |
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of |
form an impenetrable cover over |