mire
to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
to involve; entangle.
to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.
to sink and stick in mire or mud.
Origin of mire
1Other words from mire
- mired, adjective
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How to use mire in a sentence
When it rains, once in the summer, in the land of Egypt, the country is all full of great mires.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.Dryevers, Mires, Flass, Garth and others were enclosed about thirty years previously.
The Vale of Lyvennet | John Salkeld BlandThey are from Priest Rapids and are in the collection of Mr. Mires.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley | Harlan Ingersoll SmithThis is also from Priest Rapids in the collection of Mr. Mires.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley | Harlan Ingersoll SmithIt was found at Priest Rapids and is in the collection of Mr. Mires.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley | Harlan Ingersoll Smith
British Dictionary definitions for mire
/ (maɪə) /
a boggy or marshy area
mud, muck, or dirt
to sink or cause to sink in a mire
(tr) to make dirty or muddy
(tr) to involve, esp in difficulties
Origin of mire
1Derived forms of mire
- miriness, noun
- miry, adjective
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