Words · Common
swamp
/swɑmp/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
- noun
a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
he was trapped in a medical swamp
- verb
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
- verb
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
the basement was inundated after the storm