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Definitions for Mire

[1] a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
[2] ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud.
[3] to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
[4] to involve; entangle.
[5] to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.
[6] to sink in mire or mud; stick.
[7] a boggy or marshy area
[8] mud, muck, or dirt
[9] to sink or cause to sink in a mire
[10] (tr) to make dirty or muddy
[11] (tr) to involve, esp in difficulties

Words related to Mire

quagmire, entangle, implicate, embroil, ensnare, involve, flounder, enmesh, stick, tangle, trap, goo, swamp, fen, dirt, slime, mud, marsh, ooze, moss

Words nearby Mire

miranda, miranda decision, mirandize, miras, mirchi, mire, mirena, mirepoix, miriam, mirim, mirin

Origin of Mire

1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse mȳrr bog; cognate with Old English mēos moss

Other words from Mire

un·mired , adjective

Word origin for Mire

C14: from Old Norse mӯrr; related to moss

Synonyms for Mire

quagmire, bog, dirt, fen, glop, goo, gunk, marsh, moss, mud, ooze, quicksand, slime, swamp