Marsh
[mɑːʃ] or [mɑrʃ]
Definition
(noun.) low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; 'thousands of acres of marshland'; 'the fens of eastern England'.
(noun.) New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982).
(noun.) United States painter (1898-1954).
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Definition
(n.) A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fen, bog, quagmire, morass, swamp, slough.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Swamp, fen, quagmire, bog, slough, morass
ANT:Solid_ground
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Definition
n. a tract of low wet land: a morass swamp or fen.—adj. pertaining to wet or boggy places.—ns. Marsh′-gas fire-damp; Marsh′-harr′ier a harrier of genus Circus frequenting marshes; Marsh′iness; Marsh′-mall′ow a species of mallow common in meadows and marshes; Marsh′-mar′igold a genus of plants of the Ranunculus order having large yellow flowers like those of a buttercup.—adj. Marsh′y pertaining to or produced in marshes: abounding in marshes.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of walking through marshy places, denotes illness resulting from overwork and worry. You will suffer much displeasure from the unwise conduct of a near relative.
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Examples
- The manufacture of the Marsh harvester began in earnest at Plano in the fall of 1863 by Stewart and Marsh, twenty-five machines being put out in 1864. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The hills beyond Marsh Glen sent the answer faintly back--Where are you? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Neither General Prentiss nor Colonel Marsh, who commanded at Jackson, knew their destination. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It had reminded Ursula again of home, of the Marsh, of her childhood, and of the journey to Brussels, and, strangely, of Anton Skrebensky. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He had been called away by the sudden death of his father: he was at Marsh End now, and would very likely stay there a fortnight longer. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The prototype of all machines designed to bind the grain before being delivered to the ground is the Marsh harvester. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The first successful Marsh harvester, built in 1858, was operated through the harvest of that year. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Marsh-harriers looked up from the valley by Wildeve's. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In 1875 McCormick began putting out harvesters of the Marsh type. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The development of the automatic binder followed quickly after the introduction of the Marsh harvester, although attempts were made to perfect this machine as early as 1850. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The original patent for this machine was granted August 17, 1858, to two farmer boys of De Kalb, Illinois, the Marsh brothers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She thought of the Marsh, the old, intimate farm-life at Cossethay. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The next day I left Marsh End for Morton. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Going back to my window, I could see the two men moving over the marsh. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Some calls it Marsh End, and some calls it Moor House. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We always used that name for marshes, in our country. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I see you there a many times, as plain as ever I see you on them misty marshes. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I not only prevented him getting off the marshes, but I dragged him here,--dragged him this far on his way back. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- By my boy, I was giv to understand as Compeyson was out on them marshes too. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- They're pretty well known to be out on the marshes still, and they won't try to get clear of 'em before dusk. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The mist was heavier yet when I got out upon the marshes, so that instead of my running at everything, everything seemed to run at me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I sometimes feared we had missed the way and got into the ploughed grounds or the marshes. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Toward the sea there are salt marshes and very few roads. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The absence of all valves renders it very suitable for draining marshes, and for other similar purposes, as the muddy water and suspended matters will not obstruct its action. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I think it must have been a full year after our hunt upon the marshes, for it was a long time after, and it was winter and a hard frost. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Thus Trabb's boy became their guide, and with him they went out to the sluice-house, though by the town way to the marshes, which I had avoided. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I knew very well, however, that the appointed place was the little sluice-house by the limekiln on the marshes, and the hour nine. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A survey and plan of the great salt-marshes of Saintonge was wanted in 1543, and Palissy obtained the work. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The space interposed between myself and them partook of that expansion, and our marshes were any distance off. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- How far might you call yourselves from the marshes, hereabouts? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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