BOG SOIL Synonyms
2 hypernyms for bog soil. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BOG SOIL
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| fen | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water | ||||||
| marsh | noun n | |||||
noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water • United States painter (1898-1954) • New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) | ||||||
| mire | verb v | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||||||
| moor | noun n | |||||
noun • open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss • one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century verb • secure in or as if in a berth or dock • come into or dock at a wharf • secure with cables or ropes | ||||||
| morass | noun n | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||
| peat | noun n | |||||
noun • partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried | ||||||
| quagmire | noun n | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||
| slough | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a hollow filled with mud • necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass • any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) • a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) verb • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | ||||||
| swamp | noun n | |||||
noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | ||||||
| wetland | noun n | |||||
noun • a low area where the land is saturated with water | ||||||
