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cenagal — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
  • swamp noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.

Senses

cenagal is used for these senses in English:

  • quagmire A swampy, soggy area of ground.
  • swamp An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)

quagmire — full definition

  1. noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
  2. noun A complicated, difficult situation that is hard to escape from.

swamp — full definition

  1. noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.
  2. verb To overwhelm someone with too much of something, especially work or requests.
  3. verb To flood or fill something with water.

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