undrained boggy land characterized by sphagnum moss vegetation
vast areas of muskeg
2.
a bog or swamp of this nature
Word origin
C19: from Algonquian: grassy swamp
muskeg in American English
(ˈmʌsˌkɛg)
noun
a kind of bog or marsh containing thick layers of decaying vegetable matter, mosses, etc., found esp. in Canada and Alaska and often overgrown with moss
Word origin
Cree maskeek, swamp
Examples of 'muskeg' in a sentence
muskeg
Beyond the boulders was a shallow high-country swamp, a muskeg, covered with ice.
Banks, Russell AFFLICTION (1990)
Synonyms of 'muskeg'
swamp, bog, marsh, quagmire
More Synonyms of muskeg
(noun)
Definition
an area of undrained boggy land
(Canadian)
Synonyms
swamp
Much of the land is desert or swamp.
bog
We walked steadily across moor and bog.
marsh
a recently reclaimed saltwater marsh
quagmire
Overnight rain had turned the grass airstrip into a quagmire.
moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect)
slough
fen
Peat is growing in the fen.
mire
Be careful not to get stuck in the mire.
morass
a morass of gooey mud
everglade(s) (US)
pakihi (New Zealand)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bog
Definition
a wet spongy area of land
We walked steadily across moor and bog.
Synonyms
marsh,
moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect),
swamp,
slough,
wetlands,
fen,
mire,
quagmire,
morass,
marshland,
peat bog,
pakihi (New Zealand),
muskeg (Canadian)
in the sense of fen
Definition
low-lying flat marshy land
Peat is growing in the fen.
Synonyms
marsh,
moss (Scottish),
swamp,
bog,
slough,
quagmire,
holm (dialect),
morass,
pakihi (New Zealand),
muskeg (Canadian)
in the sense of marsh
Definition
low poorly drained land that is wet, muddy, and sometimes flooded
a recently reclaimed saltwater marsh
Synonyms
swamp,
moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect),
bog,
slough,
fen,
quagmire,
morass,
muskeg (Canadian)
Nearby words of
muskeg
musical
musician
musing
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must
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Synonyms of 'muskeg'
muskeg
Explore 'muskeg' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of mire
Definition
a boggy or marshy area
Be careful not to get stuck in the mire.
Synonyms
swamp,
marsh,
bog,
fen,
quagmire,
morass,
wetland,
pakihi (New Zealand),
muskeg (Canadian)
in the sense of morass
Definition
a tract of swampy low-lying land
a morass of gooey mud
Synonyms
marsh,
swamp,
bog,
slough,
fen,
moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect),
quagmire,
marshland,
muskeg (Canadian)
in the sense of quagmire
Definition
a soft wet area of land that gives way under the feet
Overnight rain had turned the grass airstrip into a quagmire.