The Clue
Heap onions on a steak (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SMOTHER
Tags
Notes
The answer SMOTHER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blanket
Suffocate
Suppress
Cover completely
Overdress, maybe
Cover, as with mushrooms or onions
Definition
SMOTHER as a noun:
1. (clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother) = a confused multitude of things
2. a stifling cloud of smoke
SMOTHER as a verb:
1. (smother, surround) = envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
2. (smother, asphyxiate, suffocate) = deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
3. (smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress) = conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
4. form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"
5. (smother, put out) = deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"