quagmire |
calamity |
As nouns the difference between quagmire and calamity
is that
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground while
calamity is an event resulting in great loss.
quagmire |
dilemma |
As nouns the difference between quagmire and dilemma
is that
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground while
dilemma is a circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
backwater |
quagmire |
As nouns the difference between backwater and quagmire
is that
backwater is the water held back by a dam or other obstruction while
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.
As a verb backwater
is to row or paddle a backwater stroke.
mud |
quagmire |
Related terms |
In figuratively terms the difference between mud and quagmire
is that
mud is willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents while
quagmire is a perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
As nouns the difference between mud and quagmire
is that
mud is a mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment while
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.
As an acronym MUD
is an interactive online environment in which players may jointly engage in fantasy role-playing games.
As a verb mud
is to make muddy, dirty.
marshland |
quagmire |
Related terms |
As nouns the difference between marshland and quagmire
is that
marshland is marshy land; bog or fen while
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.
slush |
quagmire |
Related terms |
Slush is a related term of quagmire.
As nouns the difference between slush and quagmire
is that
slush is half-melted snow or ice while
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.
As a verb slush
is to smear with slushy liquid or grease.
muck |
quagmire |
Related terms |
Muck is a related term of quagmire.
As nouns the difference between muck and quagmire
is that
muck is slimy mud while
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.
As a verb muck
is to shovel muck.
sludge |
quagmire |
Related terms |
Sludge is a related term of quagmire.
As an initialism sludge
is (emergency medicine) a mnemonic ("salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset, emesis") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome.
As a noun quagmire is
a swampy, soggy area of ground.
quagmire |
fen |
Related terms |
As nouns the difference between quagmire and fen
is that
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground while
fen is a type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline.
slough |
quagmire |
Related terms |
As nouns the difference between slough and quagmire
is that
slough is the skin shed by a snake or other reptile while
quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.
As a verb slough
is to shed (skin).
As a proper noun Slough
is a town in east Berkshire, and formerly in Buckinghamshire, close to Heathrow Airport.
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