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QUAGMIRE

\kwˈaɡma͡ɪ͡ə], \kwˈaɡma‍ɪ‍ə], \k_w_ˈa_ɡ_m_aɪə]\

Definitions of QUAGMIRE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Wet, boggy ground that yields under the feet.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Marshy ground that shakes under the feet.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Marshy ground that gives way under the foot; bog.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Old English] Soft, wet land, which shakes or yields under the feet.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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