Definition: low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Similar words: wetland
Definition: a low area where the land is saturated with water
Synonyms: swamp
Definition: a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables
Usage: he was trapped in a medical swamp
Similar words: situation
Definition: a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Usage: the dangerous situation developed suddenly; that's quite a situation; no human situation is simple
Synonyms: swamp, flood, inundate, deluge
Definition: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Usage: the basement was inundated after the storm; The images flooded his mind
Similar words: fill, fill up, make full
Definition: make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Usage: fill a container; fill the child with pride
Definition: drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
Usage: The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor
Similar words: flood
Definition: cover with liquid, usually water
Usage: The swollen river flooded the village; The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes