Definition of MORASS

morass

Plural: morasses

Noun

  • A swamp or bog, or a complicated, confusing situation.
  • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  • A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
  • Anything that entraps or makes progress difficult.

Examples

  • His rack became a morass of consonants, making it hard to form any words.

Origin / Etymology

From Dutch moeras (“marsh, swamp”), from Middle Dutch marasch (“marsh”), from Old French mareis, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk. Doublet of marish and marsh.

Synonyms

mire, quag, quagmire, slack

Scrabble Score: 8

morass: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
morass: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
morass: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

morass: valid Words With Friends Word