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mire

Letters that make mire

e, m, r, i are letters that make 'mire'

Words within mire

re, mi, IR, MI, ire, Re, Ir are words within 'mire'

Anagrams of mire

rime, emir are anagrams of 'mire'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of mire

mires, mirex, mired are words created by adding a letter to 'mire'

mire is a 4 letter word ending with e
mire is a 4 letter word starting with m

7 possible definitions for 'mire'

Mire as "a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot"

Under this definition, mire is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quagmire, quag, morass, slack have the same meaning as 'mire'

mire as a type

'mire' can be a type of bog, peat bog.

Derivatives of mire

sloppy, mucky, squashy, grind to a halt, get stuck, muck up, boggy, mud, mire, muck, bog down, soggy, muddy, marshy, miry, quaggy, sloughy, swampy, waterlogged are derivatives of 'mire'.

Mire as "a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from"

Under this definition, mire is a noun and has the following properties:

mire as a type

'mire' can be a type of difficulty.

Example of mire used within this context

"the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president", "caught in the mire of poverty"

Mire as "deep soft mud in water or slush"

Under this definition, mire is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slop has the same meaning as mire

mire as a type

'mire' can be a type of clay, mud.

Derivatives of mire

sloppy, mucky, squashy, boggy, soggy, muddy, marshy, miry, quaggy, sloughy, swampy, waterlogged are derivatives of 'mire'.

Mire as "soil with mud, muck, or mire"

Under this definition, mire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

muck up, mud, muck have the same meaning as 'mire'

mire as a type

'mire' can be a type of begrime, colly, bemire, soil, grime, dirty.

Derivatives of mire

mire, quagmire, quag, morass, guck, goop, clay, mud, ooze, gook, sludge, muck, slack, slime, goo, gunk are derivatives of 'mire'.

Mire as "cause to get stuck as if in a mire"

Under this definition, mire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bog down has the same meaning as mire

Derivatives of mire

mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack are derivatives of 'mire'.

Causes of mire

grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire are causes of 'mire'.

Verb groups of mire

grind to a halt, get stuck, mire, bog down are verb groups of 'mire'.

Example of mire used within this context

"The mud mired our cart"

Mire as "be unable to move further"

Under this definition, mire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down have the same meaning as 'mire'

mire as a type

'mire' can be a type of stand still.

Derivatives of mire

mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack are derivatives of 'mire'.

Verb groups of mire

mire, bog down are verb groups of 'mire'.

Mire as "entrap"

Under this definition, mire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

entangle has the same meaning as mire

mire as a type

'mire' can be a type of involve.

Derivatives of mire

web, entanglement are derivatives of 'mire'.

Example of mire used within this context

"Our people should not be mired in the past"