SMOTHER

(noun) a stifling cloud of smoke
(noun) a confused multitude of things
synonyms : clutter , fuddle , jumble , mare's nest , muddle , welter
All their toys lay in a muddle. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) conceal or hide
"smother a yawn", "muffle one's anger", "strangle a yawn"
synonyms : muffle , repress , stifle , strangle
(verb) envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"
synonyms : surround
(verb) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
synonyms : put out
(verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow", "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
synonyms : asphyxiate , suffocate
(verb) form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake"

Mnemonics for smother

(Tag: ) smother : prevent the growth of something. smother = step + mother. Step mother does the same things to her children (no offence)
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(Tag: ) SMOke+boTHERED..U r bothered because of SMOKE Feeling suffocated..!!
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(Tag: ) They "smothered" the wall to make it look "smoother".
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