bog

Acidic spongy terrain

A bog is wet, spongy ground, a kind of wetland.

If you get bogged down, it’s possible that you are stuck in a bog, but more likely that you have stopped making progress because of obstacles or impediments.

Bog is a slang term for toilet in British English.

peatland

sphagnum

Absorbent bog moss

  • peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
  • mossSpore-bearing ground cover
  • acidicBelow neutral pH

moorland · hummock · quaking · boreal · carbon · decomposition · tundra · hag · conservation · waterlogged

marsh

swamp

Waterlogged land with vegetation

  • fenLow marshy ground
  • mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
  • wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem

quagmire · morass · slough · marshland · reedbed · sedge · cattail · rushes · bayou · waterlogged

mud

mire

Boggy, waterlogged terrain

sludge · waterlogged · sinking · muddy · stuck · wallow · trudge · slog · sucking · ankle-deep

toilet

loo

British slang for toilet

latrine · john · WC · restroom · outhouse · dunny · thunderbox · head · lav · facilities

hazard

treacherous

Disloyal and dangerous

trapped · perilous · sucking · ensnared · unsafe · unstable · bottomless · deceptive · will-o'-the-wisp · fog

stall

stuck

Unable to move

hindered · mired · slowed · obstructed · stymied · hampered · gridlocked

Categories
Opposites
moisture/wetness

bogdesert

To leave behind completely

arid land · wasteland · scrubland · savanna · steppe

terrain firmness

bogbedrock

Solid stone underground

solid ground · rock · firm ground · pavement · terra firma

elevation/drainage

boghighland

Elevated, mountainous land

upland · ridge · hilltop · plateau · mountain

Phrases
Family

boggy, bogs, boggle, bogged, bogging, bogland, bogginess, boggling, boggles

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G