swamp
/swɒmp/noun
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.
Example sentence
- “The boat was swamped in the storm.”
Related words
cliffA vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.jungleA large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.shoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.glacierA large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.pebbleA small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.volcanoA kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.