Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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suffocate | No | No | Yes | No |
smother | Yes | No | Yes | No |
suffocate (noun) | smother (noun) |
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a stifling cloud of smoke | |
a confused multitude of things |
suffocate (verb) | smother (verb) |
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struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing |
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air | suppress in order to conceal or hide |
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | envelop completely |
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of | deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion |
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | form an impenetrable cover over |
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | |
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of |