swamp
21swamp — swamp1 [swɔmp US swa:mp] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: sump swamp (15 20 centuries); SUMP] land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water >swampy adj ▪ the soft, swampy ground swamp 2 swamp2 v [T] …
22swamp — žolinė pelkė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Eutrofinio tipo pelkė (žemapelkė), kur vyrauja žoliniai augalai (pvz., viksvos, nendrės, švyliai, bet ne samanos). atitikmenys: angl. grass fen; grass moor; herbaceous; meadow… …
23swamp — 1) a type of wetland that is dominated by woody vegetation and does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits. Swamps may be fresh water or saltwater and tidal or nontidal 2) a small, flat bottomed row boat (Newfoundland). Also called swamp bottom …
24swamp bottom — swamp (2 …
25swamp — 01. Crocodiles and their relatives are found in habitats such as [swamps], ponds, rivers, lakes and marshes. 02. Alligators love marshmallows, and naturalists often use them to lure the animals out of [swamps]. 03. Lakes, rivers and [swamps] are… …
26swamp — [[t]swɒ̱mp[/t]] swamps, swamping, swamped 1) N VAR A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it. 2) VERB If something swamps a place or object, it fills it with water. [V n] Their electronic navigation failed and a rogue… …
27swamp — 1 noun (C, U) land that is always very wet or slightly covered with water compare marsh swampy adjective: swampy ground 2 verb (T) 1 (usually passive) to suddenly give someone a lot of work, problems etc to deal with: swamp sb with sth: We ve… …
28swamp — 1. noun her horse got stuck in a swamp Syn: marsh, bog, muskeg, quagmire, mire, morass, fen; quicksand, bayou; archaic quag 2. verb 1) the rain was swamping the dry roads Syn: flood, inundate, deluge …
29swamp — n 1. marsh, bog, fen, morass, quagmire, quag, Archaic. marish; mire, quicksand, mud, muck, ooze, sludge; sough, slough, Brit. Dial. sump, Scot. moss, wash, squash, wallow; flat, mud flat, everglade, peat bog, moor, Chiefly Brit. moorland; bottom… …
30swamp — 1. noun he got stuck in the swamp Syn: marsh, bog, fen, quagmire 2. verb 1) the rain was swamping the boat Syn: flood, inundate, deluge, fill 2) he was swamped by media attention …
