Associations to the word «Swamp»

SWAMP, noun. A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.

SWAMP, noun. A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically to that environment.

SWAMP, verb. To drench or fill with water.

SWAMP, verb. To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.

SWAMP, verb. (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.

SWAMP AZALEA, noun. Rhododendron viscosum

SWAMP BEGGAR-TICKS, noun. An American beggar-ticks, Bidens connata, common in wet pastures and meadows

SWAMP BLUES, noun. (music genre) A genre of blues influenced by Cajun and Creole music and associated with Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK, noun. Quercus michauxii, native to piedmont and lowlands from New Jersey to northern Florida, Texas, and southern Indiana.

SWAMP COOLER, noun. (informal) An evaporative cooling device; a device that cools air by blowing it through or across a moist pad or membrane.

SWAMP COOLERS, noun. Plural of swamp cooler

SWAMP COTTONWOOD, noun. Populus heterophylla, native to damp areas of eastern United States.

SWAMP GAS, noun. (colloquial) hydrogen sulfide

SWAMP GUM, noun. Any of various species of Eucalyptus found in Australia.

SWAMP GUM, noun. Eucalyptus bensonii, mountain swamp gum

SWAMP GUM, noun. Eucalyptus camphora, mountain swamp gum

SWAMP GUM, noun. Eucalyptus ovata

SWAMP GUM, noun. Eucalyptus regnans

SWAMP GUM, noun. Eucalyptus rudis

SWAMP HOLLY, noun. American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.

SWAMP MAPLE, noun. A red maple, Acer rubrum

SWAMP MILKWEED, noun. Asclepias incarnata, native to eastern and central North America.

SWAMP ORE, noun. Limonite

SWAMP PINE, noun. (US) Any of several pine trees, such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine, that prefer swampy conditions

SWAMP PINES, noun. Plural of swamp pine

SWAMP POP, noun. (music) A genre of Louisiana pop music influenced by country and local Cajun and Creole musical elements.

SWAMP RABBIT, noun. A large species of cottontail rabbit native to the south-central United States in areas near water, Sylvilagus aquaticus.

SWAMP RABBITS, noun. Plural of swamp rabbit

SWAMP WALLABY, noun. A wallaby, taxonomic name Wallabia bicolor, known for its strong odor.

SWAMP WHITE OAK, noun. The tree Quercus bicolor.

SWAMP WHITE OAKS, noun. Plural of swamp white oak

SWAMP YANKEE, noun. (US) (slang) An American with English colonial ancestry from rural Rhode Island or nearby eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts.

SWAMP, noun. Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.

SWAMP, noun. A situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp".

SWAMP, verb. Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor".

SWAMP, verb. Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind".