- smoth
- smoth·er·able;smoth·er·a·tion;smoth·er·er;smoth·ery;smoth·er;smoth·er·ing·ly;
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smoth´er|er — smoth|er «SMUHTH uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to make unable to get air; kill by depriving of air; suffocate: »The gas almost smothered the coal miners but they got out in time. 2. to cover thickly: »In the fall the grass is smothered with leaves.… … Useful english dictionary
smoth|er — «SMUHTH uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to make unable to get air; kill by depriving of air; suffocate: »The gas almost smothered the coal miners but they got out in time. 2. to cover thickly: »In the fall the grass is smothered with leaves. 3. to… … Useful english dictionary
smoth|er|y — «SMUHTH uhr ee», adjective. tending to smother; full of dust, smoke, spray, or the like; stifling … Useful english dictionary
Smoth — This name recorded in London Church Registers from the mid 16th Century with Smoth, Smuth, Smoote and Smooth, is a Dutch or Low German form of the name Smith which is occupational for a worker in steel. Throughout Medieval Europe Smiths were… … Surnames reference
smoth|er|a|tion — «SMUHTH uh RAY shuhn», noun. the act of smothering, or the state of being smothered; suffocation … Useful english dictionary
smoth|er|ing|ly — «SMUHTH uhr ihng lee», adverb. 1. suffocatingly. 2. Figurative. so as to suppress … Useful english dictionary
smoth·er — … Useful english dictionary
smother — smoth·er … English syllables
smotherer — smoth·er·er … English syllables
smother — smoth|er [ˈsmʌðə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: smother thick smoke (12 19 centuries), from Old English smorian to suffocate ] 1.) to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems… … Dictionary of contemporary English
