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Meanings of bog in anglès

rus
торфяное болото
portuguès
paul
espanyol
turbera
català
torbera
Wikidata

Wetland that accumulates peat due to incomplete decomposition of plant leftovers.

torbera
portuguès
paul
català
aiguamoll
espanyol
pantano

Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel.

aiguamoll
català
encallar

Get stuck while doing something.

encallar
portuguès
bog

Pan-Slavic god or word for "god"

Related terms
bog
Sinònims
Examples for "deity"
Examples for "deity"
1
I spare it; but in woes the deity is rich to me.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
2
And in some cases, you'll even be able to choose a deity.
The South African
3
Here was a fortunate moment; the deity of it unbent and smiled.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 / A Magazine...
4
The patron deity is the form of Deity you work with most.
Witch School's First Degree
5
Only the deity of the ruined temple remains unworshipped in deathless neglect.
Gitanjali
Usage of bog in anglès
1
This bog has developed for a hundred thousand years without your help.
Fiendish deeds
2
Ireland has several native species of carnivorous plants, growing in bog habitats.
The Irish Times
3
The first challenge of the second day was the treacherous vertical bog.
A change in altitude
4
There went a minimum of ten thousand pounds, right down the bog.
IT
5
Patrick Joyce's body was found in a bog in Connemara last year.
The Irish Times
6
The woodwork throughout the building was stained and finished in bog oak.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
7
Will the end result be bog-standard suburban housing blighting the green belt?
The Guardian
8
The bog will be destroyed and this illegal structure along with it.
Fiendish deeds
9
On nearing the edge of the bog the guides slackened their pace.
In Freedom's Cause : A Story of Wallace and Bruce
10
I might lay hold of a linsey-woolsey cloak somewhere in the bog.
The Settlers at Home
11
The bog-standard job of the 20th Century was formal, full-time and permanent.
BBC
12
At the edge of the bog he halted and looked keenly about.
The Spinners' Book of Fiction
13
The deeper the bog, the more my spirit writhed to be free.
The "Goldfish" / Being the Confessions af a Successful Man
14
It lay fifteen miles further on, across a desolate stretch of bog.
Lady Bountiful
15
Raised bog is a popular wetland habitat for rare plants and birds.
The Irish Times
16
She was sweating within ten feet of the beginning of the bog.
A change in altitude
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Translations for bog
portuguès
paulturfeirabog
Bog through the time
Bog across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common