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MARSH

Pronunciation (US):

• MARSH (noun)
The noun MARSH has 3 senses:

1. low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
2. United States painter (1898-1954)
3. New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

Familiarity information: MARSH used as a noun is uncommon.

• MARSH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

fenland; marsh; marshland; fen

Context examples:

thousands of acres of marshland / the fens of eastern England

Hypernyms ("marsh" is a kind of...):

wetland (a low area where the land is saturated with water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marsh"):

salt marsh (low-lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

United States painter (1898-1954)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Reginald Marsh; Marsh

Instance hypernyms:

painter (an artist who paints)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ngaio Marsh; Marsh

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

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(English proverb)
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"Want the horse to be the best, also want the horse not to eat any hay."
(Chinese proverb)
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(Czech proverb)

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