mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack
(noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quagmire (plural quagmires)
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
Synonyms: marsh, marshland, mire, quag
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
quagmire (third-person singular simple present quagmires, present participle quagmiring, simple past and past participle quagmired)
(transitive) To embroil (a person, etc.) in complexity or difficulty.
Source: Wiktionary
Quag"mire`, n. Etym: [Quake + mire.]
Definition: Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. "A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access." Palfrey.
Syn.
– Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
