QUAGMIRING

Verb

quagmiring

present participle of quagmire

Source: Wiktionary


QUAGMIRE

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



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30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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