squelch squelch /ˈskwɛltʃ/

noun

1. An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise  ( squelch , squelch circuit , squelcher )
   an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
   
   
2. [Informal] A crushing remark  ( put-down , squelch [Informal] , squelcher , takedown )
   a crushing remark
   

verb

1. () [Informal] Suppress or crush completely  ( quench , squelch [Informal] , quell )
   suppress or crush completely
    Squelch any sign of dissent
   squelch any sign of dissent
    Quench a rebellion
   quench a rebellion
   
2. To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition  ( squelch , mash , squash , crush , squeeze )
   to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    Crush an aluminum can
   crush an aluminum can
    Squeeze a lemon
   squeeze a lemon
   
3. Walk through mud or mire  ( slosh , splosh [Informal] , squelch , slop , splash , squish )
   walk through mud or mire
    We had to splosh across the wet meadow
   We had to splosh across the wet meadow
   
4. Make a sucking sound  ( squelch )
   make a sucking sound
   

 acrocephaly acrocephaly /ˌækroʊˈsɛfəli/

noun

1. A congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape  ( acrocephaly , oxycephaly )
   a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
   
   

 paleobotany paleobotany /ˌpeɪliːoʊˈbɑːtəni/

noun

1. [ N. American] The study of fossil plants  ( palaeobotany [Canadian, British] , paleobotany [ N. American] )
   the study of fossil plants
   
   

 epithelioma epithelioma /ɛˌpɪθəliːˈoʊmə/

noun

1. A malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue  ( epithelioma )
   a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue
    The diagnosis revealed it was epithelioma, a type of skin tumor.
   The diagnosis revealed it was epithelioma, a type of skin tumor.