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QUAG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Synonyms:
mire; morass; quag; quagmire; slack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("quag" 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)
Derivation:
quaggy ((of soil) soft and watery)
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