mire

English Thesaurus

1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun.object)

hypernym	:	bog, peat bog,
definition	:	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 (noun.object)

2. a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from (noun.state)

hypernym	:	difficulty,
definition	:	a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome (noun.state)

3. deep soft mud in water or slush (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	clay, mud,
definition	:	water soaked soil; soft wet earth (noun.substance)

4. soil with mud, muck, or mire (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil,
definition	:	make soiled, filthy, or dirty (verb.contact)

5. be unable to move further (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	stand still,
definition	:	remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile (verb.motion)

verb group	:	bog down, mire,
definition	:	cause to get stuck as if in a mire (verb.motion)

6. cause to get stuck as if in a mire (verb.motion)

cause	:	bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire,
definition	:	be unable to move further (verb.motion)

verb group	:	bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire,
definition	:	be unable to move further (verb.motion)

7. entrap (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	involve,
definition	:	engage as a participant (verb.stative)

8. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun.object)

derivation	:	mire, muck, muck up, mud,
definition	:	soil with mud, muck, or mire (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire,
definition	:	be unable to move further (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bog down, mire,
definition	:	cause to get stuck as if in a mire (verb.motion)

derivation	:	boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged, boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged,
definition	:	(of soil) soft and watery (adj.all)

9. soil with mud, muck, or mire (verb.contact)

derivation	:	mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack,
definition	:	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun.object)

derivation	:	clay, mud,
definition	:	water soaked soil; soft wet earth (noun.substance)

derivation	:	goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge,
definition	:	any thick, viscous matter (noun.substance)

10. be unable to move further (verb.motion)

derivation	:	mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack, mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack,
definition	:	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun.object)

11. entrap (verb.stative)

derivation	:	entanglement, web,
definition	:	an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim (noun.artifact)

12. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun.object)

derivation	:	mire, muck, muck up, mud,
definition	:	soil with mud, muck, or mire (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bog down, get stuck, grind to a halt, mire,
definition	:	be unable to move further (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bog down, mire,
definition	:	cause to get stuck as if in a mire (verb.motion)

derivation	:	boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged, boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged,
definition	:	(of soil) soft and watery (adj.all)

13. soil with mud, muck, or mire (verb.contact)

derivation	:	mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack,
definition	:	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun.object)

derivation	:	clay, mud,
definition	:	water soaked soil; soft wet earth (noun.substance)

derivation	:	goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge,
definition	:	any thick, viscous matter (noun.substance)

14. be unable to move further (verb.motion)

derivation	:	mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack, mire, morass, quag, quagmire, slack,
definition	:	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (noun.object)

15. entrap (verb.stative)

derivation	:	entanglement, web,
definition	:	an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim (noun.artifact)