a smothered cough
a stifled yawn
a strangled scream
suppressed laughter
bonnets smothered with flowers
smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Smothered — Infobox Television episode Title=Smothered Series= Season=1 Episode=3 Airdate=October 14 2001 Production=E2111 Writer=Dick Wolf (creator) René Balcer (developer and story) Marlane Meyer (story and teleplay) Director=Michael Fields Guests=Kathleen … Wikipedia
Smothered — Smother Smoth er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smothering}.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See {Smoor}.] 1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smothered mate — Smoth ered mate (Chess) Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely obstructed by his own men. This can only occur when an opponent moves a knight into a position to give a check to the king. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smothered mate — In chess, a smothered mate is a checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered ) by his own pieces.The mate is usually seen in a corner of the board, since fewer pieces are needed… … Wikipedia
Smothered (song) — Infobox Single Name = Smothered Cover size = Caption = Artist = Spineshank Album = Self Destructive Pattern A side = B side = Released = October 2003 Format = CD Recorded = Genre = Nu metal Industrial metal Length = 3:07 Label = Roadrunner Writer … Wikipedia
smothered — entangled and killed in a net (Newfoundland) … Dictionary of ichthyology
smothered — Synonyms and related words: arcane, bated, cabalistic, censored, classified, close, closed, concealed, crushed, cryptic, damped, dampened, dark, dead, deadened, dull, dulled, enigmatic, esoteric, flat, hermetic, hidden, hush hush, latent, muffled … Moby Thesaurus
smothered — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extinguished] Syn. drenched, consumed, drowned, put out, not burning, quenched, snuffed. 2. [Strangled] Syn. choked, asphyxiated, breathless; see dead 1 … English dictionary for students
smothered — smoth·er || smʌðə(r) n. something which smothers, something which suffocates, something which deprives of oxygen (i.e. thick smoke, cloud of dust, etc.); something which obscures or hides v. suffocate, kill by depriving of oxygen; extinguish … English contemporary dictionary
smothered mate — Chess. checkmate delivered by a knight when the king s mobility is restricted by his own pieces. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
