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BOGS Synonyms

There are 31 synonyms of the word bogs. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word bogs. (close relations)
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wetlands
nounn
noun

• a low area where the land is saturated with water

fens
nounn
noun

• 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China

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

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)

mires
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

morasses
nounn
noun

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

quagmires
nounn
noun

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

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

bog
verb, nounv, n
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

verb

• cause to slow down or get stuck

• get stuck while doing something

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

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)

Best Hypernyms For BOGS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bogs, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
break discontinue slow stop wetland fens marshes moors morasses swamps wetlands
Phrases (3)
break offslow downslow up

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