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Burke

🔄 Synonyms of "Burke"

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Word	Definition
silencenoun	The absence of any sound.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Burke"

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Word	Definition
silencenoun	The absence of any sound.
burknoun	A surname.
lardnernoun	A surname originating as an occupation
perknoun	(informal) Perquisite.
burkanoun	A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region.
bucknoun	A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.
burkhanoun	Alternative spelling of burqa. [(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).]
gawronnoun	A surname from Polish.
stifleverb	(transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
strangleverb	(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
chokeverb	(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
throttlenoun	A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
smotherverb	(transitive) To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
suffocateverb	(ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
hushnoun	(intransitive) To become quiet.
muzzlenoun	A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
quashverb	To defeat decisively, to suppress.
garrotenoun	Something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation.
asphyxiateverb	(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
snuffnoun	Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.