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BOG Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word bog. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word bog. (close relations)
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fen
verb, nounv, 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
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)

mire
verbv
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

morass
nounn
noun

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

quagmire
nounn
noun

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

slough
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

swamp
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

quag
nounn
noun

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

wetland
nounn
noun

• a low area where the land is saturated with water

bogey
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil

• (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole

• an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

verb

• to shoot in one stroke over par

boggle
verb, nounv, n
verb

• startle with amazement or fear

• hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

• overcome with amazement

bug
verb, nounv, n
noun

• general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

• a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

• a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

• insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

verb

• annoy persistently

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

bugbear
nounn
noun

• an imaginary monster used to frighten children

• an object of dread or apprehension

defect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an imperfection in a bodily system

• a failing or deficiency

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

verb

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

glitch
nounn
noun

• a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

verb

• To suffer a minor malfunction

boggard
nounn
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bogle
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.

bog down
verbv
verb

• get stuck while doing something

• cause to get stuck as if in a mire

• be unable to move further

• cause to slow down or get stuck

peat bog
nounn
noun

• wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

marshland
nounn
noun

• low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

Best Hypernyms For BOG

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bog, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
break discontinue slow stop wetland
Phrases (3)
break offslow downslow up

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