smothered
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Is smothered a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of smothered?
Definition
verb (English)
1. envelop completelyExamples: "smother the meat in gravy"Synonyms: smother, surround
2. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathingExamples: "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"Synonyms: asphyxiate, smother, suffocate
3. conceal or hideExamples: "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"Synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
4. form an impenetrable cover overExamples: "the butter cream smothered the cake"Synonyms: smother
5. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustionExamples: "smother fires"Synonyms: put out, smother
adjective satellite (English)
1. held in check with difficultyExamples: "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"Synonyms: smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed
2. completely coveredExamples: "bonnets smothered with flowers"; "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"Synonyms: smothered
Definition source: Wiktionary