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mires
We have found lemma(root) word of mires : mire.
Definitions
[ˈmʌɪə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a stretch of swampy or boggy ground
(e.g: acres of land had been reduced to a mire)
- a complicated or unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself
(e.g: the service is sinking in the mire of its own regulations)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old Norse mýrr, of Germanic origin; related to moss
[ˈmʌɪə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause to become stuck in mud
(e.g: sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old Norse mýrr, of Germanic origin; related to moss
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