smorther

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• smorther — etc., obs. ff. smother n. and v …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• Smother — Smoth er, n. [OE. smorther. See {Smother}, v. t.] 1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not to keep their suspicions in smother. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. That which smothers or causes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Smother fly — Smother Smoth er, n. [OE. smorther. See {Smother}, v. t.] 1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not to keep their suspicions in smother. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. That which smothers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• smother — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate Date: 13th century 1. a. thick stifling smoke or smudge b. a state of being stifled …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• smolder — /smohl deuhr/, v.i. 1. to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion. 2. to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath a polite surface. 3. to display repressed feelings, as… …   Universalium

• smother — smotherable, adj. /smudh euhr/, v.t. 1. to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. 2. to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. 3. to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to… …   Universalium

• smolder — smol•der or smoulder [[t]ˈsmoʊl dər[/t]] v. i. 1) to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion 2) to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward demonstration: Hatred smoldered beneath his smile[/ex] 3) to display… …   From formal English to slang

• smother — smoth•er [[t]ˈsmʌð ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing 2) to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air 3) to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to… …   From formal English to slang

• smother — /ˈsmʌðə / (say smudhuh) verb (t) 1. to stifle or suffocate, especially by smoke or by depriving of the air necessary for life. 2. to extinguish or deaden (fire, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. 3. Also, smother up. to cover closely or… …