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Meaning of "morass" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MORASS

From Dutch moeras, ultimately from Old French maraismarsh.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MORASS

morass  [məˈræs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORASS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Morass is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MORASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of morass in the English dictionary

The definition of morass in the dictionary is a tract of swampy low-lying land. Other definition of morass is a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp one that impedes progress.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MORASS


alcatras
ˈælkəˌtræs
Aras
æˈræs
corporas
ˈkɔːpəræs
crass
kræs
cuirass
kwɪˈræs
Esdras
ˈɛzdræs
frass
fræs
hippocras
ˈhɪpəʊˌkræs
MIRAS
ˈmaɪˌræs
Mithras
ˈmɪθræs
Patras
pəˈtræs
Protagoras
prəʊˈtæɡəˌræs
Sampras
ˈsæmpˌræs
sassafras
ˈsæsəˌfræs
steenbras
ˈstiːnˌbræs
strass
stræs
tirasse
tɪˈræs
trass
træs
wrasse
ræs
zebrass
ˈzebræs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORASS

moralistic
moralistically
moralities
morality
morality play
moralization
moralize
moralizer
moralizing
morally
morals
Morar
morassy
morat
moratoria
moratorium
moratory

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORASS

beargrass
bent grass
Bermuda grass
bluegrass
brass
cutting grass
disembarrass
embarrass
grass
Greengrass
harass
Kentucky bluegrass
lemon grass
meadow grass
pampas grass
rye-grass
switchgrass
top brass
turfgrass
wheatgrass

Synonyms and antonyms of morass in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MORASS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «morass» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of morass
bog · chaos · confusion · fen · jam · marsh · marshland · mess · mix-up · moss · muddle · muskeg · quagmire · slough · swamp · tangle

Translation of «morass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORASS

Find out the translation of morass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of morass from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «morass» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泥沼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciénaga
570 millions of speakers

English

morass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दलदल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستنقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болото
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atoleiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bourbier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Morass
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Morast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

泥沼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Morass
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bãi lầy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दलदलीचा प्रदेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

batak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pantano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bajoro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болото
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mlaștină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέλμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moeras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

träsk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hengemyr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of morass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORASS»

The term «morass» is regularly used and occupies the 97.067 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORASS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about morass

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QUOTES WITH «MORASS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word morass.
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Fred Thompson
While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORASS»

Discover the use of morass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to morass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The educational morass: overcoming the stalemate in American ...
The equal-opportunity, grand-daddy longlegs of all curmudgeons, Myron Lieberman, manages in one volume to savage teachers unions, education schools, the Education Writers Association, the New York Times, the Washington Post, education ...
Myron Lieberman, 2007
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Mired in the Health Care Morass: An Alaskan Takes on ...
Neil Davis navigated this financial black hole and discovered a hidden truth: medical bills don¿t reflect the costs of medicine.
T. Neil Davis, 2008
3
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Morass of Mystery
Nikigami tried desperately to maneuver his ship away from the vast stretch of morass below him, but his narrow-winged crate settled rapidly. Fred looked around to see if he could catch sight of Charley Carpenter. He had thought the man his ...
James Perley Hughes, 2014
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Where Custer Fell: Photographs of the Little Bighorn ...
The Morass OPPOSItE top: 4.2A. "Morass area along Reno Creek, "photo by Walter Camp, 1908 or 1909. Courtesy of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, National Park Service, *11254. opposite bottom: 4.2B. 2000. panied by ...
James S. Brust, Brian C. Pohanka, Sandy Barnard, 2007
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Adventure, Horror, Mystery Classics Best Seller's for 99 ...
With a MORASS OF MYSTERY 7 stagger and atwist, theJapanese shipwas in the Heglanced again toward the morass. The death throes. Kawasaki was almost down. A cloud of spray shot Harper circled, watchingthe end of the drama. up as  ...
James Perley Hughes, 2014
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Custer's Last Campaign: Mitch Boyer and the Little Bighorn ...
firmed the watering at the morass and the arrival of the train there just as they left it, but Godfrey (1892, p. 139) wrote that the officers became impatient at the watering, which he testified (p. 357) lasted "20 or 30 minutes." This testimony prompts ...
John S. Gray, Robert M. Utley, 1993
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American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...
soon after, but has understood that said Morass continued for many years to reside on said tract.—September 20, 1821. Ignace Morass, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that Antoine Morass, deponent's father, at least twenty-nine years ...
United States. Congress, 1860
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Shiloh: A Battlefield Guide
Cleburne's was the left-flank brigade in Hardee's first attack wave. On reaching this point Cleburne's regiments found the morass to be, as he later reported, literally impassable for a line of troops. When the general tried to lead them through, ...
Mark Grimsley, Steven E. Woodworth, 2006
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The Rough Guide to Jamaica
Morass. and. the. Black. River. safari. The main reason most people come to the town is for a boat safari on the Black River itself, which, at 44 miles, is Jamaica's longest. The river - so ••^ named because the peat moss lining the river bottom ...
Polly Thomas, Adam Vaitilingam, 2003
10
To Hell with Honor: Custer and the Little Bighorn
Amplifying on testimony given at the court of inquiry, Godfrey told Walter Camp that Benteen remained at the Morass for so long that some of the officers began to grow uneasy. One unidentified subaltern wondered why the "Old Man" was ...
Larry Sklenar, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term morass is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dive into Raleigh's local elections morass
Friday noon marked the end of qualifying for the Triangle's municipal elections, which means we can step back and take a lay of the land. «The Independent Weekly, Jul 15»
2
The Argument for Regulating Music Publishers…
... for years, members of Congress have tried to resolve this morass, but its intricacies and interrelationships have so far stymied such reforms. «Digital Music News, Jul 15»
3
George Pataki, Dick Morris Spar Over Upcoming GOP Debate
... together, has the ability to lead across party lines as I did in New York state, to run this country and to get us out of the morass we're in today. «Newsmax, Jul 15»
4
Asset Capitalization Thresholds Should Be Disclosed
Comments by finance executives at the CFO conference suggest there is a troubling morass of inconsistency and lack of transparency around ... «CFO, Jul 15»
5
Federal land and water fund may expire
Fortunately, Montana's lawmakers represent the best chance to rise above the morass and renew the Land and Water Conservation Fund ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Music Planner: '90s rock nostalgia, outdoor reggae-rock, Kacey …
The masked metal titans broke through the nu-metal morass of the late '90s and, despite their ridiculous house-of-horrors mien, won over critics ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
7
Guess who's buying the Shanghai bust?
... has arrested the decline in the stock market, there is little evidence Beijing has thought through how to extricate itself from this morass. «MacroBusiness, Jul 15»
8
Guilt And Rubble: 15 Essential Post-War Films
Quickly embroiled in a morass of contradictory political influences, he falls for the daughter (Barbara Sukowa) of the railroad owner/industrialist, ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
9
Greatest Hits: Before Calling for More US Troops, Let's Figure Out …
... each one is different and far more complicated than a straightforward sectarian morass. As we have seen and experienced in Yemen, Iraq, ... «Council on Foreign Relations, Jul 15»
10
Is the UK really spending too much on clean energy subsidies?
... government quickly sets out a coherent decarbonisation vision that provides much clearer investment signals than the current policy morass. «Business Green, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Morass [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/morass>. Apr 2024 ».
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