Definitions for Marsh
mɑrʃmarsh

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. marsh, marshland, fen, fenlandnoun

   low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

   "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"

2. Marsh, Reginald Marshnoun

   United States painter (1898-1954)

3. Marsh, Ngaio Marshnoun

   New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. marshnoun

   An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.

2. Marshnoun

   for someone living by a marsh.

3. Etymology: mersh, mershe, from merisc, mersc, from mariskaz (cf. West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers ‘grassland, meadow’, German Marsch), from ‘mere’. More at mere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marsh, Mars, Mas

   Etymology: are derived from the Saxon mersc , a fen, or fenny place. Edmund Gibson Camden.

2. Marshnoun

   A fen; a bog; a swamp; a watry tract of land.

   Etymology: mersc , Saxon.

   In their courses make that round,
   In meadows, and in marshes found,
   Of them so call’d the fayry ground,
   Of which they have the keeping. Michael Drayton, Nymphid.

   Worms, for colour and shape, alter even as the ground out of which they are got; as the marsh worm and the stag worm. Izaak Walton, Angler.

   We may see in more conterminous climates great variety in the people thereof; the up-lands in England yield strong, sinewy, hardy men; the marsh-lands, men of large and high stature. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   Your low meadows and marsh-lands you need not lay up till April, except the Spring be very wet, and your marshes very poachy. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marsh

   A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species. Marshes can often be found at the edges of lakes and streams, where they form a transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are often dominated by grasses, rushes or reeds. If woody plants are present they tend to be low-growing shrubs, and then sometimes called carrs. This form of vegetation is what differentiates marshes from other types of wetland such as swamps, which are dominated by trees, and mires, which are wetlands that have accumulated deposits of acidic peat.Marshes provide habitats for many kinds of invertebrates, fish, amphibians, waterfowl and aquatic mammals. This biological productivity means that marshes contain 0.1% of global sequestered terrestrial carbon. Moreover, they have an outsized influence on climate resilience of coastal areas and waterways absorbing high tides and other water changes due to extreme weather. Though some marshes are expected to migrate upland, most natural marshlands will be threatened by sea level rise and associated erosion.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marsh

   A marsh is a type of wetland area that is typically saturated with water and characterized by the presence of herbaceous plant species such as grasses, reeds, and rushes. It serves as a habitat for diverse wildlife and helps in maintaining environmental balance through water filtration, storm protection and carbon absorption. Marshes can be found in various parts of the world and can be either saltwater or freshwater ecosystems.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Marshnoun

   a tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass

2. Etymology: [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See Mere pool, and cf. Marish, Morass.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Marsh

   A marsh is a type of wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species. Marshes can often be found at the edges of lakes and streams, where they form a transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are often dominated by grasses, rushes or reeds. If woody plants are present they tend to be low-growing shrubs. This form of vegetation is what differentiates marshes from other types of wetland such as swamps, which are dominated by trees, and bogs, which are wetlands that have accumulated deposits of acidic peat.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marsh

   märsh, n. a tract of low wet land: a morass, swamp, or fen.—adj. pertaining to wet or boggy places.—ns. Marsh′-gas, fire-damp; Marsh′-harr′ier, a harrier of genus Circus frequenting marshes; Marsh′iness; Marsh′-mall′ow, a species of mallow common in meadows and marshes; Marsh′-mar′igold, a genus of plants of the Ranunculus order, having large yellow flowers like those of a buttercup.—adj. Marsh′y, pertaining to, or produced in, marshes: abounding in marshes. [A.S. mersc, for mer-isc, as if 'mere-ish,' full of meres. Cf. mere, a pool.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marsh

   [Anglo-Saxon mersc, a fen]. Low land often under water, and producing aquatic vegetation. Those levels near the sea coast are usually saturated with salt water.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MARSH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marsh is ranked #537 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Marsh surname appeared 62,304 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 21 would have the surname Marsh.
   
   82.7% or 51,550 total occurrences were White.
   12% or 7,501 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 1,383 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 1,184 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 355 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 336 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for Marsh »

1. harms

2. shram

How to pronounce Marsh?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marsh in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marsh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Marsh in a Sentence

1. Walter Scott:

   One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.

2. Jeremy Ray:

   My whole letter pretty much was about how Bill Bendenbrough loves Beverly Marsh so much and Bill Bendenbrough was okay with Beverly Marsh not loving Bill Bendenbrough back, as long as Beverly Marsh knew that Bill Bendenbrough would do anything for Beverly Marsh, part of the challenge was achieving a successful emotional engagement with these characters 27 years later.

3. Julian the Apostate:

   The idea of an incarnation of God is absurd: why should the human race think itself so superior to bees, ants, and elephants as to be put in this unique relation to its maker? . . Christians are like a council of frogs in a marsh or a synod of worms on a dung-hill croaking and squeaking "for our sakes was the world created."

4. Clara Bain:

   My friends are missing, a few of my cousins are missing over there, five in total, they lived in Marsh Harbour, everyone on the islands are missing someone, it's really devastating.

5. Robert Gottlieb:

   Galen Marsh did not disclose it to anyone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Marsh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Marsh
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Marsh
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marsh
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Marsh
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Marsh
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Marsh
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html