morass
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- noun
- /məˈræs/
- They could walk over a cliff, flounder in a morass of soft-packed willows or larch.
Examples
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The steady drizzle slowly turned the trail into a morass of red mud, further impeding their progress and adding to the hardship.
Fiction book (1994) -
On 5 June at 3:30 A.M., winds were almost of hurricane strength, rain was driving in horizontal sheets, and roads to Allied headquarters in Portsmouth were morasses of mud.
Academic text (1994) -
And I stood in the morass among the tall lilies, and the rain fell upon my head.
Academic text (1999) -
I said nothing more, backing away from a morass I had stepped into unwittingly.
Fiction book (1990) -
What might once have been large mud puddles had grown to become vehicle-swallowing morasses, thanks to wallowing wild hogs.
Academic text (2009) -
The state has pledged funds for the beautification program, organized by the temple committee, to transform the hill from an overgrown, weedy morass into a tidy landscape of ornamental plantings.
Academic text (1993) -
As we trekked through the morass, we struggled to keep our footing in the muddy ground.
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The heavy rains transformed the field into a morass, making it impossible for vehicles to pass.
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After the downpour, the hiking trail turned into a morass, slowing us down as we navigated through the wetland.
Synonyms
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A wet, soft area of ground with dead plants
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Deep soft wet ground like a bog that is hard to walk through
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Soft wet ground that gives way under your feet
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Soft, wet ground in northern areas covered with moss and dead plants
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A soft, wet area of ground that sinks when you walk on it
A soft wet area of low land that sinks underfoot
Antonyms
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Morass comes from an old word for a wet, soft place like a 'marsh' or 'bog', and is like the familiar word marsh. So a morass is a muddy area that can trap your feet and make walking very hard.