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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flowerless plant |
| Synonyms: | bog, lichen, morass, swamp |
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| Main Entry: | marsh |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swamp |
| Synonyms: | bog, estuary, everglade, fen, mire, morass, moss, quag, quagmire, slough, swampland, wetland |
| Main Entry: | mire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | muck, morass |
| Synonyms: | bog, dirt, fen, glop, goo, gunk, marsh, moss, mud, ooze*, quagmire, quicksand, slime, swamp |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quagmire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bog |
| Synonyms: | fen, marsh, marshland, mire, morass, moss, quag, quicksand, slough, swamp |
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| Concept: | Marsh. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids |
| Synonyms: |
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marsh, swamp, morass, marish, moss, fen, bog, quagmire, slough, sump, wash; mud, squash, slush; baygall [U.S.], cienaga, jhil, vlei.
-adjectives
marsh, marshy; swampy, boggy, plashy, poachy, quaggy, soft; muddy, sloppy, squashy; paludal; moorish, moory; fenny.
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