quagmire

  • 31quagmire — quag·mire || kwægmaɪə(r) n. soft wet ground that gives way underfoot; mud, wet soft earth; swamp, bog; difficult problem or situation …

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  • 32quagmire — n. Bog, fen, slough, morass, marsh, swamp …

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  • 33quagmire — n 1. bog, fen, marsh, swamp, quag, morass, Archaic. marish; slough, wash, squash, wallow, Brit. sough, Brit. Dial. sump, Scot. moss; mire, quicksand, ooze, mud, muck, sludge; moor, peatbog, flat, mudflat, everglade; swampland, marshland, fen land …

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  • 34quagmire — [ˈkwɒgˌmaɪə] , [ˈkwægˌmaɪə] noun [C] 1) a situation that is so difficult or complicated that you cannot make much progress 2) an area of very wet land that is too soft to walk on …

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  • 35quagmire — quag•mire [[t]ˈkwægˌmaɪər, ˈkwɒg [/t]] n. 1) an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog 2) a situation from which extrication is very difficult • Etymology: 1570–80 quag′mir′y, adj …

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  • 36quagmire — /ˈkwɒgmaɪə / (say kwogmuyuh) noun 1. a piece of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog. 2. a situation from which extrication is difficult. {quag (of uncertain origin) boggy ground + mire} …

  • 37quagmire —   n. patch of boggy ground; predicament.    ♦ quaggy, a …

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  • 38quagmire — n. 1 a soft boggy or marshy area that gives way underfoot. 2 a hazardous or awkward situation. Etymology: QUAG + MIRE …

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  • 39Glenn Quagmire — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …

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  • 40I Take Thee Quagmire — Episodio de Padre de familia Título Sí quiero, Quagmire (España) Quagmire, te acepto (Latinoamérica) Episodio nº 21 Temporada 4 Escrito por …

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