morass
11morass — noun 1) the muddy morass Syn: quagmire, swamp, bog, marsh, muskeg, mire, marshland, wetland, slough, moor 2) a morass of paperwork Syn: confusion, chaos …
12morass — UK [məˈræs] / US noun [countable] Word forms morass : singular morass plural morasses 1) a complicated and confusing situation that is difficult to deal with 2) mainly literary an area of soft wet ground that is dangerous to walk on …
13morass — noun 1 (singular) a complicated and confusing situation that is very difficult to get out of (+ of): We were bogged down in a morass of detail. 2 (C) especially literary a dangerous area of soft wet ground; marsh …
14Morass ore — Morass Mo*rass , n. [OE. marras, mareis (perh. through D. moeras), fr. F. marais, prob. from L. mare sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See {Mere} a lake, and cf. {Marsh}.] A tract of soft, wet ground; a… …
15Morass (set theory) — For the variety of wetland, see marsh. In axiomatic set theory, a mathematical discipline, a morass is an infinite combinatorial structure, used to create large structures from a small number of small approximations. They were invented by Ronald… …
16morass ore — noun Etymology: translation of German morasterz : bog iron ore * * * morass ore noun Bog iron ore • • • Main Entry: ↑morass …
17morass — /meuh ras /, n. 1. a tract of low, soft, wet ground. 2. a marsh or bog. 3. marshy ground. 4. any confusing or troublesome situation, esp. one from which it is difficult to free oneself; entanglement. [1645 55; < D moeras, alter. (by assoc. with… …
18morass — noun a) A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen. b) Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult …
19morass — Synonyms and related words: anarchy, baygall, bind, bog, bottom, bottomland, bottoms, buffalo wallow, chaos, clutch, complication, confusion, crunch, dunghill, embarrassing position, embarrassment, entanglement, everglade, fabulous formless… …
20morass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. marsh, bog. See moisture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. marsh, bog, quagmire, slough; see swamp . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. marsh bog, swamp, fen, quagmire, wetland, mire, slough, wallow. 2.… …
