- boggy bog·gy adj
- ['bɒɡɪ]
paludoso (-a)
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boggy bog·gy adj
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boggy — bog|gy [ˈbɔgi US ˈba: ] adj boggy ground is wet and muddy →↑bog ▪ a boggy patch at the edge of the field … Dictionary of contemporary English
boggy — (adj.) 1580s, from BOG (Cf. bog) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
bog — [bäg, bôg] n. [< Gael & Ir bog, soft, moist (> Ir bogach, a bog) < IE * bhugh < base * bheugh , to bend > BOW1] wet, spongy ground, characterized by decaying mosses that form peat; a small marsh or swamp vt., vi. bogged, bogging to … English World dictionary
bog — n. & v. n. 1 a wet spongy ground. b a stretch of such ground. 2 Brit. sl. a lavatory. v.tr. (bogged, bogging) (foll. by down; usu. in passive) impede (was bogged down by difficulties). Phrases and idioms: bog bean = BUCKBEAN. bog myrtle a… … Useful english dictionary
boggy — bogginess, n. /bog ee, baw gee/, adj., boggier, boggiest. 1. containing or full of bogs: It was difficult walking through the boggy terrain. 2. wet and spongy: The ground is boggy under foot. [1580 90; BOG1 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
birch — /berrch/, n. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close grained wood. Cf. birch family. 2. the wood itself. 3. a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used esp. for whipping. adj. 4 … Universalium
Marsh — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Marsh >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 marsh marsh swamp morass marish moss fen bog quagmire slough sump wash Sgm: N 1 mud mud squash … English dictionary for students
marshy — marshiness, n. /mahr shee/, adj., marshier, marshiest. 1. like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy. 2. pertaining to a marsh. 3. consisting of or constituting a marsh, bog, swamp, or the like. [1350 1400; ME mershi. See MARSH, Y1] * * * … Universalium
quagmire — quagmiry, adj. /kwag muyeur , kwog /, n. 1. an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog. 2. a situation from which extrication is very difficult: a quagmire of financial indebtedness. 3. anything soft or flabby.… … Universalium
quagmire — quag•mire [[t]ˈkwægˌmaɪər, ˈkwɒg [/t]] n. 1) an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog 2) a situation from which extrication is very difficult • Etymology: 1570–80 quag′mir′y, adj … From formal English to slang
