Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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swamp | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slough | Yes | No | Yes | No |
swamp (noun) | slough (noun) |
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low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog | any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) |
a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables | necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass |
a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) | |
a hollow filled with mud |
swamp (verb) | slough (verb) |
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fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged |