Fen synonyms

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marsh
The definition of a marsh is a swampy area of lowlands.
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moor
An uncultivated area covered with low-growing vegetation and often high but poorly drained.
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bog
An expanse of marshland.
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swamp (related)
An area of low-lying wet or seasonally flooded land, often having trees and dense shrubs or thickets.
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muskeg
A peat bog formed by an accumulation of sphagnum moss, leaves, and decayed matter, often with scattered small trees, and found especially in northern North America.
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quagmire
(Figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
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wetland
A lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture:
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marshland
An area or region characterized by marshes or swamps
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mire
Mire is defined as wet and soggy ground.
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morass
An area of low-lying, soggy ground.
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slough
The skin of a snake, esp. the outer layer that is periodically cast off
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swampland
(Uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
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dry (related)
A prohibitionist.
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fenland
A kind of low-lying ground, often wet or marshy
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fens (related)
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Woodwalton (related)
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meadow (related)
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salt-marsh (related)
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Hinderclay (related)
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heathland (related)
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saltmarsh (related)
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Fen Sentence Examples

  • The south-eastern portion of the province consists of high fen resting on diluvial sand.

  • It lies in the midst of the flat fen country.

  • The word was derived in antiquity from the town of Helos in Laconia, but is more probably connected with 'Aos, a fen, or with the root of AEiv, to capture.

  • The western division consists of low fen or clay soil and presents a monotonous expanse of rich meadow-land, carefully drained in regular lines of canals bordered by stunted willows, and dotted over with windmills, the sails of canal craft and the clumps of elm and poplar which surround each isolated farm-house.

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