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marsh Definition

marsh (märs̸h)

noun

a tract of low, wet, soft land that is temporarily, or permanently, covered with water, characterized by aquatic, grasslike vegetation; swamp; bog; morass; fen

Etymology: ME mersch < OE merisc, akin to MLowG mersch, marsch (> Ger marsch) < IE base *mori, sea > mare

Marsh Definition

Marsh (märs̸h)

Marsh, Reginald 1898-1954; U.S. painter

marsh Synonyms

marsh

n.

morass, bog, quagmire; see swamp.

marsh Usage Examples

Possessives

  • broker: Quot totals quot marsh's brokers routinely all of the.

Converse of object

  • drain: Progress They drained the marsh that sought the land.
  • overlook: They have lived overlooking the marshes at Salthouse for over 25 years.
  • flood: The Rocket House on Great Eye, seen here across the flooded marsh, survived this flood.

Adjective modifier

  • peaty: Patches of peaty marsh in low-lying areas between ridges of moraine and valley sides.
  • coastal: The beef is produced from cows raised on coastal grazing marsh.
  • tidal: Originally Bath and King's Saltern Roads were lanes passing along the edge of the river or tidal marsh.
  • lowland: Dromius sigma is found on muddy or peaty soils near standing water in fens, lowland marshes, flooded quarries and gravel pits.
  • nearby: The monks drained much of the nearby marshes, which became a fertile farming area.

Modifies a noun

  • fritillary: It is also a recorded site for the marsh fritillary butterfly.
  • harrier: A female marsh harrier was hunting over Combe Haven Valley.
  • marigold: Wetland birds are already enjoying these new habitats and plants like marsh marigold are making a comeback.
  • orchid: Southern marsh orchid at Brooklands In 1996 the Trust decided to create a 1 ha.
  • helleborine: In the past, grass of Parnassus and marsh helleborine used to grow here.
  • scandal: For three distinct the marsh scandal been turned into.

Noun used with modifier

  • grazing: The beef is produced from cows raised on coastal grazing marsh.
  • salt: The salt marsh had lots of small brown birds, mainly Larks.
  • freshwater: Freshwater marsh; These are found adjacent to some of the saltmarsh areas, e.g. off Pirates Cove.
  • reed: The reed marshes on your left are a nature reserve for wild fowl and are known locally as the " Bents " .