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swamp

/swɒmp/ /swɑmp/

Meanings
noun
A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.

Examples :

"After a week of heavy rain, the park's lower field turned into a muddy swamp. "
environment geography nature area place ecology

Related Words

Illustration instructions

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

Illustration accountant

accountant noun

/ə.ˈkæʊn.(t)ən̩(t)/

One who renders account; one accountable.

"The accountant carefully reviewed the family's spending to ensure they were accountable for their budget. "

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration saturated

saturated verb

/ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/ /ˈsætʃəˌreɪtəd/

To cause to become completely impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid).

"After walking home in the driving rain, his clothes were saturated."

Illustration difficulties

difficulties noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/

A series of frustrations

"Learning a new language often presents many difficulties, including remembering vocabulary and understanding grammar rules. "

Illustration environment

environment noun

/-mɪnt/

The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.

"The noisy environment of the school cafeteria made it difficult to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration distances

distances noun

/ˈdɪstənsɪz/ /ˈdɪstənsɪz/

The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

Illustration stretches

stretches noun

/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪz/

An act of stretching.

"I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang."

Illustration unexpected

unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

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specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

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agricultural noun

/ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌltjʊəɹəl/ /ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/

A product or commodity from agriculture.

"The farmer's agricultural output was very high this year. "