bog (noun)
1bog — ► NOUN 1) an area of soft, wet, muddy ground. 2) Brit. informal a toilet. ► VERB (bogged, bogging) 1) (bog down) cause to become stuck; hinder the progress of. 2) (bog in …
2bog — I. /bɒg / (say bog) noun 1. wet, spongy ground, with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. 2. an area or stretch of such ground. 3. Colloquial a type of putty used to fill dents in the bodywork of vehicles. –verb (bogged, bogging)… …
3bog´gling|ly — bog|gle1 «BOG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to hold back; raise difficulties or objections; hesitate: »Father boggled at the suggestion at first, but finally agreed to do the job. SYNONYM(S): waver, shrink, demur. 2. to be overwhelmed… …
4bog´gler — bog|gle1 «BOG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to hold back; raise difficulties or objections; hesitate: »Father boggled at the suggestion at first, but finally agreed to do the job. SYNONYM(S): waver, shrink, demur. 2. to be overwhelmed… …
5bog|gle — bog|gle1 «BOG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to hold back; raise difficulties or objections; hesitate: »Father boggled at the suggestion at first, but finally agreed to do the job. SYNONYM(S): waver, shrink, demur. 2. to be overwhelmed… …
6bog ore — noun 1. : bog iron ore 2. : bog manganese * * * bog ore or bog iron noun An iron ore found in boggy land, limonite • • • Main Entry: ↑bog * * * bog ore …
7bog moss — noun any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat • Syn: ↑sphagnum, ↑sphagnum moss, ↑peat moss • Hypernyms: ↑moss • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Sphagnum * * * …
8bog — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ vast ▪ stagnant ▪ peat VERB + BOG ▪ sink into ▪ The more she struggled the deeper she sank into the bog …
9bog — noun 1》 an area of very soft wet muddy ground. ↘Ecology wetland with acid, peaty soil. Compare with fen1. 2》 Brit. informal a toilet. verb (bogs, bogging, bogged) 1》 (usu. be bogged down) cause to become stuck; hinder the progress of. 2》 (bog …
10bog cotton — noun : any of several bog sedges of the genus Eriophorum with plumose cottony heads * * * bog cotton noun Cotton grass • • • Main Entry: ↑bog …
