Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bog | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slough | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bog (noun) | slough (noun) |
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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 | any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) |
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass | |
a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) | |
a hollow filled with mud |
bog (verb) | slough (verb) |
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cause to slow down or get stuck | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
get stuck while doing something |