smother

nouns

a confused multitude of things
clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter
a stifling cloud of smoke
smother
is a type of (narrower)
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
fume, smoke

verbs

envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"
smother, surround
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"
asphyxiate, smother, suffocate
conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
is derived from
smotherer
form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
smother
is a type of (narrower)
form a cover over
"The grass covered the grave"
cover, spread over
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
put out, smother