BAYOUS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word bayous. (close relations)
Definition of BAYOUS
bayou
Best Alternative Words for BAYOUS
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marshes | nounn | |||||||
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) | ||||||||
marshlands | nounn | |||||||
noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water | ||||||||
sloughs | verb, nounv, 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 | ||||||||
swamps | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
wetlands | nounn | |||||||
noun • a low area where the land is saturated with water |