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marshland

/ˈmɑːrʃlænd/ /ˈmɑːrʃlənd/

Meanings
noun
Marshy land; bog or fen

Examples :

"The birds built their nests in the tall grasses of the marshland. "
environment geography nature place

Related Words

Illustration nests

nests noun

/nɛsts/

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

"The birds built their nests high in the tree branches, preparing for their new babies. "

Illustration built

built verb

/ˈbɪlt/

To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

"The students built a model airplane from cardboard and glue. "

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration grasses

grasses noun

/ˈɡræsɪz/ /ˈɡrɑːsɪz/

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

"The park ranger explained that grasses prevent soil erosion on the hillside. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration bog

bog noun

/bɒɡ/ /bɔɡ/

An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking; a marsh or swamp.

"The hiking trail was difficult because it crossed a bog. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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marshy adjective

/ˈmɑɹʃi/

Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

"The path through the marshy area was difficult to walk on because it was soft and wet. "

Illustration birds

birds noun

/bɜːdz/ /bɜɪdz/

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

"Ducks and sparrows are birds."

Illustration fen

fen noun

/fɛn/

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

"The hikers were careful to stay on the marked trail to avoid sinking into the alkaline fen that bordered the forest. "

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tall noun

/tɔːl/ /tɔl/ /tɑl/

(possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.

"My brother is a tall for his age. "

Illustration land

land noun

/lænd/

The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

"Most insects live on land."