swamp

Meanings

• noun

  A shallow body of standing water, often with wetlands, found in depressions or the basins of rivers and lakes.

  - "The alligator lurks in the swamp."
  - "The swamp is home to many species of birds."

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Pronunciation

1. /swɑmp/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with swamp
champ , camp , clamp , hamp , ramp

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Homophones

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1. Swamp (English) : Body of water
   

2. Swamp (Computing) : A large, complex, and tangled data structure
   

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Variants

List of all variants of swamp that leads to same result
swamp , swamps , swamped , swamping , swamp buggies , swamp buggy , Dismal Swamp , Great Dismal Swamp , mangrove , mangrove swamp , mangroves

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Etymology

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Old English swæmpe, from swemman ‘to swim’. Swamp is a body of water where one can easily sink or be submerged.

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Trivia

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1. Swamps cover only about 6% of the Earth's land surface, but they are home to over 50% of all plant and animal species.

2. The world's largest swamp, the Amazon Rainforest, covers an area of over 6 million square miles.

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Related Concepts

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1. Wetlands: Swamps are a type of wetland, which are areas of land that are saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally.

2. Marsh: A marsh is a type of wetland that is characterized by the presence of standing water and vegetation, particularly grasses and rushes.

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Culture

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Swamps have long been a source of fascination in literature and art, often depicted as mysterious and dangerous places. They have been featured in various works of fiction, including Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'. Swamps are also an important part of many cultures, particularly those with a strong connection to nature.

How to Memorize "swamp"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a body of water surrounded by dense vegetation and teeming with wildlife.
   - Visualize yourself wading through the murky waters of a swamp.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'swamp' with the image of a gator sunning itself on a log.
   - Think of the swamp as a place where you can hear the croaking of frogs and the buzzing of insects.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym SWAMP to remember the definition: 'Swamp is a body of water where one can easily Sink, Wade, Advect, Marsh, and Perish'.

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