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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɑːʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɑrʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(märsh)

marsh /mɑrʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Ecologyan area of waterlogged soil covered with tall grasses.

marsh•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

marsh (märsh),USA pronunciation n.

Ecologya tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.

bef. 900; Middle English mershe, Old English mer(i)sc (cognate with German Marsch). See mere², -ish¹; compare marais, marish, morass

marsh′like′, adj.

swamp, bog, fen, marshland, wetland.
Marsh (märsh),USA pronunciation n.

BiographicalReginald, 1898–1954, U.S. painter and illustrator.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

marsh /mɑːʃ/ n

low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc
Compare swamp

Etymology: Old English merisc; related to German Marsch, Dutch marsk; related to mere²

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Marsh /mɑːʃ/ n

Dame (Edith) Ngaio ( ˈnaɪəʊ ). 1899–1981, New Zealand crime writer, living in Britain (from 1928). Her many detective novels include Final Curtain (1947) and Last Ditch (1977)
Rodney (William). 1947–2022, Australian cricketer: a wicketkeeper, he took 355 dismissals in 96 test matches (1970–84)

'marsh' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

althaea - buckbean - bulrush - cowslip - Dasht-i-Kavir - estuary - flat - flow - glasswort - hibiscus - hummock - junco - Kutch - loosestrife - mallow - marigold - marsh fever - marsh gas - marshmallow - marsh mallow - marsh marigold - marshy - mayflower - mere - methane - morass - moss - New Romney - Okavango - paludal - paludism - pennywort - quaggy - reclaim - reclamation - reed mace - reedy - Romney Marsh - salina - salting - silt - soggy - suds - sump - swamp - sweet flag - Thesiger - virus - althea - boondocks

In Lists: Things in a forest, Geographical terms, more...

Synonyms: bog, swamp, more...

Collocations: a marsh-like [area, environment, pond], the [kids, children] were playing in the marsh, on the salt marshes, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "marsh" in the title:

'The scally' from Ngaio Marsh novel
a mixture of wet dog and marsh gas
at home in any marsh-like environment from which they hail
burning off the marsh
dell beside marsh
Difference between marsh, morass, etc
I’d as soon offer to take hold of a blue ignis fatuus light in a marsh.
it’s just dune, marsh and sea
March Arabs [Marsh Arabs]
marsh / swamp / bog / fen / mire / quag etc. etc.
marsh-fire
Marsh-harriers looked up from the valley by Wildeve's
salt marsh vs marshland
salt-marsh
She fair ran off the marsh
Swamp colour vs marsh colour

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