Transcription
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- [bog, bawg]
- /bɒg, bɔg/
- /bɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bog, bawg]
- /bɒg, bɔg/
Definitions of bog word
- countable noun bog A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy. 3
- countable noun bog The bog is another name for the toilet. 3
- noun bog wet spongy ground consisting of decomposing vegetation, which ultimately forms peat 3
- noun bog an area of such ground 3
- noun bog a place or thing that prevents or slows progress or improvement 3
- noun bog the act or an instance of defecating 3
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Origin of bog
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; < Irish or Scots Gaelic bogach soft ground (bog soft + -ach noun suffix); (def 4) perhaps a different word
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Parts of speech for Bog
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bog popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bog usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bog
noun bog
- marshland — a region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like.
- moss — Howard, 1922–1987, U.S. poet, editor, and playwright.
- fen — low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- mire — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- quagmire — an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
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