spongy+land
41swamp — I. n. Bog, fen, quagmire, morass, marsh, slough, marish, spongy land, soft and wet ground. II. v. a. 1. Engulf, sink, whelm, swallow up. 2. (Naut.) Upset, overset, sink, whelm, capsize. 3. Plunge into difficulties, sink, wreck, ruin, run aground …
42swamp — [[t]swɒmp[/t]] n. 1) ecl a tract of wet, spongy land, usu. with abundant vegetation 2) to flood or drench, esp. with water 3) naut. navig. to sink or fill (a boat) with water 4) to overwhelm, esp. to overwhelm with an excess of something: swamped …
43swamp — I. /swɒmp / (say swomp) noun 1. a piece or tract of wet, spongy land; marshy ground; an area of still, often stagnant water. 2. a tract of soft, wet ground having a growth of certain kinds of trees, but unfit for cultivation. –verb (t) 3. to… …
44swamp — Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered by it; marshy ground away from seashore. Campbell v. Walker, 137 Or. 375, 2 P.2d 912, 914 …
45reproductive system, animal — Introduction any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …
46hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …
47angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
48renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine. In many respects the human excretory, or… …
49tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …
50Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …
