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Marsh

A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.

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Fen 92% connected

Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Aquifer noun · 86% connection

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments.

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Basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments.

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Bayou noun · 86% connection

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments.

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Bog noun · 86% connection

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried…

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Pollution, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments, Land and soil.

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Catchment area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Fenland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Pollution, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments, Land and soil.

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Horsepond noun · 86% connection

a pond for watering horses

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments.

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Lagoon noun · 86% connection

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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Lagune noun · 86% connection

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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Lake noun · 86% connection

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments.

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Loch noun · 86% connection

Scottish word for a lake

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Marshland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Pollution, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments, Land and soil.

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Mire noun · 86% connection

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

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Morass noun · 86% connection

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

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Pollution, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments, Land and soil.

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Pond noun · 86% connection

a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"

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Alter verb · 78% connection

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.