marsh

Speech parts

1. marsh - Noun

2. Marsh - Proper noun

Meaning

A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fen fenland marshland slough bog quagmire swamp morass salt marsh mudflat wetland bogland delta moor moss
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Antonyms

highland excellency fame mountain upland eminence
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Hypernyms

wetland

Hyponyms

salt marsh

Phrases with the word

marsh blackbird marsh wort marsh crake marsh gallinule marsh diver marsh owl

Anagrams

shram Harms Sharm mahrs

Examples

Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another day's progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper. John Updike

Nevertheless, in this sea of human wretchedness and malice there bloomed at times compassion, as a pale flower blooms in a putrid marsh. Henryk Sienkiewicz

The world is like a little marsh filled with mint and white hawthorn. Mary MacLane

I am less concerned about them than about the croaking frogs in the marsh. Latin Proverb

The buffalo does not wander from the marsh where it was born. Ngbaka Proverb

The voice of the frog is the glory of the marsh waters. Sumerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Marseilles vinegar Marsform marsformoside marsh andromeda Marsh Arab marsh area