stifles
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Is stifles a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human kneeSynonyms: knee, stifle
verb (English)
1. conceal or hideExamples: "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"Synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
2. smother or suppressExamples: "Stifle your curiosity"Synonyms: dampen, stifleAntonyms: stimulate
3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage ofExamples: "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"Synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate
4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygenExamples: "The child suffocated under the pillow"Synonyms: asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
Definition source: Wiktionary