The Clue
Overwraps (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SMOTHERS
Tags
Notes
The answer SMOTHERS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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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"