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Suffocate
–verb (used with object)
1. to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
2. to impede the respiration of.
3. to discomfort by a lack of fresh or cool air.
4. to overcome or extinguish; suppress.
–verb (used without object)
5. to become suffocated; stifle; smother.
6. to be uncomfortable due to a lack of fresh or cool air.
Emoticon
–noun Computers. an abbreviation or icon used on a network, as IMHO for “in my humble opinion” or :‑), a sideways smile face, to indicate amusement.
Decorum
–noun
1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.
3. Usually, decorums. an observance or requirement of polite society.
Synonyms: 1. politeness, manners, dignity.
Profanity
–noun, plural -ties for 2. 1. the quality of being profane; irreverence.
2. profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance.
3. obscenity (defs. 2, 3).
Synonyms: 1, 2. blasphemy, sacrilege. 2. swearing, malediction; curse.
Moniker
–noun Slang. a person's name, esp. a nickname or alias.
Also, mon-ick-er.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
2. to impede the respiration of.
3. to discomfort by a lack of fresh or cool air.
4. to overcome or extinguish; suppress.
–verb (used without object)
5. to become suffocated; stifle; smother.
6. to be uncomfortable due to a lack of fresh or cool air.
Emoticon
–noun Computers. an abbreviation or icon used on a network, as IMHO for “in my humble opinion” or :‑), a sideways smile face, to indicate amusement.
Decorum
–noun
1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.
3. Usually, decorums. an observance or requirement of polite society.
Synonyms: 1. politeness, manners, dignity.
Profanity
–noun, plural -ties for 2. 1. the quality of being profane; irreverence.
2. profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance.
3. obscenity (defs. 2, 3).
Synonyms: 1, 2. blasphemy, sacrilege. 2. swearing, malediction; curse.
Moniker
–noun Slang. a person's name, esp. a nickname or alias.
Also, mon-ick-er.
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