| mothball | (verb) put into long-term storage | - |
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| mother | (verb) make (offspring) by reproduction | Synonyms: beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, sire |
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| (verb) care for like a mother | Synonyms: fuss, overprotect |
| mothproof | (verb) protect from moths | - |
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| smother | (verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing | Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate |
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| (verb) suppress in order to conceal or hide | Synonyms: muffle, repress, stifle, strangle |
| (verb) envelop completely | Synonyms: surround |
| (verb) deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion | Synonyms: put out |
| (verb) form an impenetrable cover over | - |