Smother

Definitions

1. That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly
   countable, uncountable
2. Smoldering; slow combustion.
   countable, uncountable
3. Cookware used in such cooking.
   countable, uncountable
4. The state of being stifled; suppression.
   countable, dated, uncountable
5. Stifling smoke; thick dust.
   countable, dated, uncountable
6. The act of smothering a kick (see verb section).
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Thus must I from the smoke⟳ into the smother […]”

“not to keep⟳ their suspicions in smother”

“Thus must I from the smoke⟳ into the smother, / From tyrant duke unto tyrant brother.”

“Then we passed the Grand Opéra, at which our fine taste⟳ revolted; the Rue de la Paix, all in a smother with the dust caused by its improvement, at which our eyes naturally distilled water; […]”

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