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mires

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Definition of mires word

  • noun mires Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mire. 1

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Parts of speech for Mires

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mires popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mires usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mires

noun mires

  • marshes — a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
  • fens — low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.

verb mires

  • delays — Plural form of delay.
  • flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
  • sticks — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
  • traps — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
  • clings — Plural form of cling.

Antonyms for mires

verb mires

  • cleans — Plural form of clean.

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