Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wednesday Word of the Week

Bog (bawg)
noun

Wet, spongy ground with soil composed mostly of decayed vegetable matter.

"Many peculiar ancient artifacts are found in peat bogs due to their remarkable capacity for preservation"

Alternative definition
noun

One who is full of illness or disease; a bag of germs.

"The holidays turned Emma into a miserable bog, moping about the house leaving in her wake a trail of snot and tears ."


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