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    QUAGMIRE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfootplay

    Synonyms:

    mire; morass; quag; quagmire; slack

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

    Hypernyms ("quagmire" is a kind of...):

    bog; peat bog (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)

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