marsh

  • 21marsh — ► NOUN ▪ an area of low lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide and typically remains waterlogged. DERIVATIVES marshy adjective. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 22Marsh — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Marsh », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Marsh est un mot anglais qui signifie marais,… …

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  • 23marsh — marshlike, adj. /mahrsh/, n. a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes. [bef. 900; ME mershe, OE mer(i)sc (c. G Marsch). See MERE2, ISH1; cf.… …

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  • 24Marsh — /mahrsh/, n. 1. Dame (Edith) Ngaio /nuy oh/, 1899 1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels. 2. Reginald, 1898 1954, U.S. painter and illustrator. * * * I Freshwater or marine wetland ecosystem characterized by poorly drained mineral soils and …

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  • 25Marsh — For other uses, see Marsh (disambiguation). Marshland redirects here. For the suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, see Marshland, New Zealand. In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood …

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  • 26Marsh — This interesting surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, is a topographical name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century mersc meaning marsh . The surname dates back to the late 12th Century (see… …

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  • 27marsh — n. 1 low land flooded in wet weather and usu. watery at all times. 2 (attrib.) of or inhabiting marshland. Phrases and idioms: marsh fever malaria. marsh gas methane. marsh harrier a European harrier, Circus aeruginosus (see HARRIER(3)). marsh… …

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  • 28Marsh — n. 1 low land flooded in wet weather and usu. watery at all times. 2 (attrib.) of or inhabiting marshland. Phrases and idioms: marsh fever malaria. marsh gas methane. marsh harrier a European harrier, Circus aeruginosus (see HARRIER(3)). marsh… …

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  • 29Marsh — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Marsh >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 marsh marsh swamp morass marish moss fen bog quagmire slough sump wash Sgm: N 1 mud mud squash …

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  • 30marsh — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ coastal, salt, saltwater, tidal ▪ freshwater ▪ grazing (BrE) VERB + MARSH ▪ …

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