mud
Soggy ground matter
Mud is wet, soft earth—soil mixed with water to form a thick, sticky substance.
Children play in it, vehicles get stuck in it, and it spatters everything.
Mud has associations with filth and lowliness: to drag someone's name through the mud is to damage their reputation, and mud-slinging is making malicious accusations.
Clear as mud means not clear at all.
In cosmetics, a mud mask uses mineral-rich clay for skin treatment.
Fertile soil mixture
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
dirt · sediment · peat · subsoil · earth · gravel · sandstone · shale
Waterlogged land with vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- quagmireSoft, wet ground
mire · wetland · delta · estuary · floodplain · riverbank · tidal · brackish
Moldable earth for ceramics
- wheelRotating circular frame
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
throwing · sculpting · coiling · shaping · slip · terracotta · unfired · greenware
Sun-dried clay bricks
- cobMaize ear's central cylinder
- wattleHanging throat skin
- daubApply crudely
- brickFired clay building unit
mortar · plaster · hut · dwelling · sustainable · insulation · thermal · earthen
Combat sport requiring holds
- runMove swiftly on foot
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- spaTherapeutic wellness facility
- facialBeauty service for skin
mask · bath · pack · wallow · pie · fight · splashing · playing
loam
Fertile soil mixture
topsoil · dirt · sediment · peat · subsoil · earth · gravel · sandstone · shale · minerals
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
quagmire · mire · wetland · delta · estuary · floodplain · riverbank · tidal · brackish · waterlogged
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
earthenware · throwing · sculpting · coiling · shaping · slip · terracotta · unfired · greenware · wedging
adobe
Sun-dried clay bricks
brick · mortar · plaster · hut · dwelling · sustainable · insulation · thermal · earthen · vernacular
wrestling
Combat sport requiring holds
facial · mask · bath · pack · wallow · pie · fight · splashing · playing · pigpen
dirty
Not clean
splattered · smeared · stained · soiled · grubby · caked · tracked · boots · splashed · spattered
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
slide · treacherous · unstable · hazardous · traction · stuck · bogged · spinning · ruts · 4x4
mudcleanliness
Absence of dirt
purity · spotlessness · immaculateness · pristine · clear water
mudrock
Solid earthen material
stone · bedrock · solid ground · firm ground · concrete
- mud puddleSmall dirty water pool
- mud fightCombat in wet soil
- as happy as a pig in mudExtremely pleased, perfectly situated
- mud pieWet earth shaped by kids
- stick in the mudStubbornly old-fashioned person
- muddy waterLiquid clouded with soil
muddy, muddle, muddied, muds, mudslide, mudded, muddying, mudding, mudflat