WETLAND Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word wetland. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for WETLAND
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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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| sump | nounn | |||||||
noun • an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine • a well or other hole in which water has collected • a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
