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3 fen
[fen](an area of low marshy land often covered with water.) marsk* * *[fen](an area of low marshy land often covered with water.) marsk -
4 marsh
((an area of) soft wet land: The heavy rainfall turned the land into a marsh.) sump- marshy- marshiness* * *((an area of) soft wet land: The heavy rainfall turned the land into a marsh.) sump- marshy- marshiness -
5 reed
[ri:d]1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) rør; rørgræs2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) rørblad* * *[ri:d]1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) rør; rørgræs2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) rørblad -
6 swamp
[swomp] 1. noun(an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). sump; mose2. verb(to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) oversvømme- swampy- swampiness* * *[swomp] 1. noun(an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). sump; mose2. verb(to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) oversvømme- swampy- swampiness -
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См. также в других словарях:
marshy — marsh y (m[aum]rsh [y^]), a. [E. {Marsh}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marshy — (adj.) late 14c., from MARSH (Cf. marsh) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Marshiness … Etymology dictionary
marshy — [adj] swampy boggy, fenny, miry, moory, mucky, paludal, quaggy, soggy; concept 509 … New thesaurus
marshy — [mär′shē] adj. marshier, marshiest 1. of, consisting of, or containing a marsh or marshes 2. like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy; swampy 3. growing in marshes marshiness n … English World dictionary
marshy — UK [ˈmɑː(r)ʃɪ] / US [ˈmɑrʃɪ] adjective Word forms marshy : adjective marshy comparative marshier superlative marshiest marshy land is soft and wet … English dictionary
marshy — adjective (marshier; est) Date: 14th century 1. resembling or constituting a marsh < marshy ground > 2. relating to or occurring in marshes < marshy vegetation > • marshiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
marshy — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)ʃi[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Marshy land is always wet and muddy. ...the broad, marshy plain of the River Spey … English dictionary
marshy — adjective a) Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy. b) Growing in marshy ground … Wiktionary
marshy — adj. Marshy is used with these nouns: ↑ground, ↑terrain … Collocations dictionary
marshy — marsh ► NOUN ▪ an area of low lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide and typically remains waterlogged. DERIVATIVES marshy adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
marshy — adjective (of soil) soft and watery the ground was boggy under foot a marshy coastline miry roads wet mucky lowland muddy barnyard quaggy terrain the sloughy edge of the pond swa … Useful english dictionary
