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View usage for: (maɪəʳ) 1. singular nounYou can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. [literary] ...a mire of poverty and ignorance. [+ of] 2. uncountable nounMire is dirt or mud. [literary] ...the muck and mire of sewers and farmyards. Synonyms: mud, dirt, muck, ooze More Synonyms of mire More Synonyms of mire (maɪə) noun1. a boggy or marshy area verb3. to sink or cause to sink in a mire 4. (transitive) to make dirty or muddy 5. (transitive) to involve, esp in difficulties Derived forms miriness (ˈmiriness) noun Word origin C14: from Old Norse mӯrr; related to moss (maɪr) noun1. an area of wet, soggy ground; bog 2. deep mud; wet, soggy earth; slush verb transitiveWord forms: mired or ˈmiring3. to cause to get stuck in or as in mire 4. to soil or splatter with mud or dirt verb intransitive5. to sink or stick in mud Word origin ME < ON myrr, akin to mosi, moss Examples of 'mire' in a sentencemire Definition an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to get out of The economy is not out of the mire yet. Synonyms straits hot water (informal) tight spot or corner Definition mud, muck, or dirt the muck and mire of farmyards Synonyms slob (Irish) gloop (informal) grot (slang) Definition a boggy or marshy area Be careful not to get stuck in the mire. Synonyms pakihi (New Zealand) muskeg (Canadian) The party has been mired by allegations of sleaze. Definition to sink or be stuck in a mire The minister still remains mired in the controversy of his lies to Parliament. Synonyms mix up catch up bog down tangle up Definition to sink or be stuck in a mire Synonyms sink flounder stick in the mud Additional synonymsDefinition to tarnish (someone's name or reputation) Lawyers can besmirch reputations. Synonyms tarnish, damage, soil, stain, smear, taint, blacken, daub, slander, sully, dishonour, defame, drag through the mud, smirch Definition to splash with dirty water Synonyms splatter, smear, muddy, spatter, befoul, begrime, bedaub, besprinkle 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) - miracle
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Additional synonymsDefinition an objection or obstacle The main difficulty has been getting enough students to try out the scheme. Synonyms problem, trouble, obstacle, hurdle, dilemma, hazard, complication, hassle (informal), snag, uphill (South Africa), predicament, pitfall, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance, tribulation, quandary, can of worms (informal), point at issue, disputed point Definition any unclean substance, such as mud I started to scrub off the dirt. Synonyms filth, muck, grime, dust, mud, stain, crap (slang), tarnish, smudge, mire, impurity, slob (Irish), crud (slang), kak (South Africa, vulgar, slang), grot (slang), shit (taboo, slang), slime, excrementDefinition to make dirty He was afraid the dog's hairs might dirty the seats. Synonyms soil, foul, stain, spoil, smear, muddy, pollute, blacken, mess up, smudge, sully, defile, smirch, begrime Definition an unforeseen or sudden occurrence, esp. of danger demanding immediate action He has the ability to deal with emergencies quickly. Synonyms crisis, danger, difficulty, accident, disaster, necessity, pinch, plight, scrape (informal), strait, catastrophe, predicament, calamity, extremity, quandary, exigency, critical situation, urgent situation, MergNC She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict. Synonyms entangle, involve, catch, net, trap, tangle, implicate, snarl, embroil, snare, incriminate, ensnare, trammelDefinition 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) Definition to implicate I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand. Synonyms implicate, tangle, mix up, embroil, link, entangle, incriminate, mire, stitch up (slang), enmesh, inculpate (formal), compromise, complicate, snarl up Definition a difficult situation It could get the government out of a jam. Synonyms predicament, tight spot, scrape (informal), corner, state, situation, trouble, spot (informal), hole (slang), fix (informal), bind, emergency, mess, dilemma, pinch, plight, strait, hot water, pickle (informal), deep water, quandaryDefinition 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) 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) Additional synonymsDefinition dirt or filth This congealed muck was interfering with the filter. Synonyms dirt, mud, filth, shit (taboo, slang), crap (slang), sewage, ooze, scum, sludge, mire, slime, slob (Irish), gunk (informal), gunge (informal), crud (slang), kak (South Africa, vulgar, slang), grot (slang) Definition to make muddy The clothes were all muddied. Synonyms smear, soil, dirty, smirch, begrime, bespatterDefinition a soft thin mud, such as that found at the bottom of a lake, river, or sea He thrust his hand into the ooze and brought out a large toad. Synonyms mud, clay, dirt, muck, silt, sludge, mire, slime, slob (Irish), gloop (informal), alluvium Definition a dangerous or difficult situation the plight of Third World countries plagued by debts Synonyms difficulty, condition, state, situation, trouble, circumstances, dilemma, straits, predicament, extremity, perplexityDefinition an embarrassing or difficult situation The decision will leave her in a predicament. Synonyms fix (informal), state, situation, spot (informal), corner, hole (slang), emergency, mess, jam (informal), dilemma, pinch, plight, scrape (informal), hot water (informal), pickle (informal), how-do-you-do (informal), quandary, tight spot Definition a soft wet area of land that gives way under the feet Overnight rain had turned the grass airstrip into a quagmire. Synonyms bog, marsh, swamp, slough, fen, mire, morass, quicksand, muskeg (Canadian) Definition soft runny mud or any sticky substance esp. when disgusting or unpleasant the muck and slime at the bottom of the pond Synonyms sludge, ooze, gunge (informal), mud, muck, mire, gunk (informal), gloop (informal) Definition any muddy or slushy sediment All dumping of sludge will be banned. Synonyms sediment, ooze, silt, mud, muck, residue, slop, mire, slime, slush, slob (Irish), dregs, gloop (informal) a charity that helps women in trouble with the law Synonyms difficulty, hot water (informal), predicament, deep water (informal), spot (informal), danger, mess, dilemma, scrape (informal), pickle (informal), dire straits, tight spot Definition an area of marshy land wetlands rich in plants, insects and birds Synonyms marsh, moss (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), swamp, bog, slough, fen, quagmire, morass, muskeg (Canadian) |