peat bog

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peet bog, bawg]
- /pit bɒg, bɔg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peet bog, bawg]
- /pit bɒg, bɔg/

Definitions of peat bog words

noun peat bog a swamp in which peat has accumulated. 1
noun peat bog marsh 1
noun peat bog a bog containing peat or a compact brownish deposit of partially decomposed vegetable matter saturated with water 0

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Origin of peat bog

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Peat bog

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peat bog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for peat bog

noun peat bog

holm — Hanya [hahn-ye] /ˌhɑn yɛ/ (Show IPA), 1895?–1992, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher; born in Germany.
marshland — a region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like.
muskeg — a bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees.
everglade — A marshy tract of land that is mostly under water and covered with tall grass.
marsh — Dame (Edith) Ngaio [nahy-oh] /ˈnaɪ oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.

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