smother

¹smoth·er

noun \ˈsmə-thər\

Definition of SMOTHER

1

a : thick stifling smoke or smudge b : a state of being stifled or suppressed

2

: a dense cloud (as of fog or dust)

3

: a confused multitude of things : welter

— smoth·ery \ˈsmə-thə-rē, ˈsməth-rē\ adjective

Origin of SMOTHER

Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with SMOTHER

brother, mother, nother, other, tother