mire
[ mahyuhr ]
/ maɪər /
noun
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud.
verb (used with object), mired, mir·ing.
to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
to involve; entangle.
to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.
verb (used without object), mired, mir·ing.
to sink in mire or mud; stick.
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Origin of mire
OTHER WORDS FROM mire
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Example sentences from the Web for mire
It didn't seem at all necessary to harrow her with the story of Ingerson's miring in the drink demoniac's morass.
Pirates' Hope|Francis LyndeWe found many wet places but no signs of swamps, nor danger of miring.
William Clayton's Journal|William ClaytonFor, beyond watching the river to keep the cattle from miring in the mud lately released from frost grip, there was nothing to do.
Rowdy of the Cross L|B.M. Sinclair, AKA B.M. BowerCanello was so afraid of miring in the soft ground that it was hard to get him across some places that seemed quite innocent.
A-Birding on a Bronco|Florence A. Merriam
British Dictionary definitions for mire
mire
/ (maɪə) /
noun
a boggy or marshy area
mud, muck, or dirt
verb
to sink or cause to sink in a mire
(tr) to make dirty or muddy
(tr) to involve, esp in difficulties
Derived forms of mire
miriness, nounmiry, adjectiveWord Origin for mire
C14: from Old Norse mӯrr; related to moss
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Medical definitions for mire
mire
[ mîr ]
n.
Any of the test objects on the arm of a keratometer whose image, as reflected on the curved surface of the cornea, is used in calculating the amount of astigmatism.
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