BOTTOMLAND Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word bottomland. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BOTTOMLAND
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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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
floodplain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding | ||||||||
lowland | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of relatively low or level country noun • low level country | ||||||||
marshland | nounn | |||||||
noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water | ||||||||
meadow | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
wetland | nounn | |||||||
noun • a low area where the land is saturated with water | ||||||||
bottom | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • situated at the bottom or lowest position noun • the lower side of anything • the lowest part of anything • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat • a depression forming the ground under a body of water • low-lying alluvial land near a river • a cargo ship adjective satellite • the lowest rank verb • provide with a bottom or a seat • strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom • come to understand | ||||||||
mudflats | nounn | |||||||
noun • Flat land along a river, lying few feet above normal high water, often consisting of alluvial deposits and naturally fertile. • A muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a river bed exposed at low tide. |