squasher
One who flattens
A squasher is someone or something that squashes—flattens, crushes, or suppresses.
A person who puts down rumors or quashes rebellion is a squasher of dissent.
In British usage, a squasher may be someone who plays squash.
The word appears most often in compounds: bug squasher, dream squasher.
Apply force downward
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
- flattenMake level or smooth
- compressReduce volume by force
machine · hydraulic · force · pressure · pulverizer · baler · mangle · steamroller
Uproar, scam, or paddle
- playerGame participant
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- serveAttend to needs
- rallyGathering for a cause
opponent · match · tournament · ball · volley · backhand · forehand · doubles
press
Apply force downward
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- crusherDevice reducing solids smaller
- flattenMake level or smooth
compress · machine · hydraulic · force · pressure · pulverizer · baler · mangle · steamroller · compressor
racket
Uproar, scam, or paddle
rally · opponent · match · tournament · ball · volley · backhand · forehand · doubles · singles
gourd
Hard-shelled decorative fruit
acorn · harvest · garden · vine · patch · farmer · grower · cultivation · seedling · organic
silencer
Sound-dampening gun attachment
- censorOne who suppresses content
- criticOne who judges merit
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
dissent · rebellion · protest · authority · dictator · tyrant · repressor · queller · subduer · dominator
- butternut squashTan winter gourd
- summer squashTender-skinned warm-weather gourd
- winter squashHard-rinded seasonal vegetable
- yellow squashPale golden summer gourd
- spaghetti squashGourd with fibrous flesh
- squash playerFour-walled court athlete
squash, squashed, squashy, squashing, squashes, squashable, unsquashed, squashiness