Mire (Noun)
Meaning 1
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 2
Deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The hikers struggled to extract themselves from the mire that had swallowed their boots.
- After the flood, the city streets were filled with a noxious mire that made travel hazardous.
- The careless driver became stuck in the mire that lined the unpaved road.
- As the seasons changed, the dry riverbed gave way to a mire that trapped unwary travelers.
- The crew labored to clear the mire from the boat's propellers, trying to get underway before nightfall.
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Meaning 3
A difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.