Mire
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Literal Ground
Use 'mire' to describe actual wet or muddy areas, often in nature or the outdoors. The meadow turned into a mire after the heavy rain.
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Stuck Imagery
'Mire' often creates imagery of being trapped or slowed down, physically. After the flood, their backyard was a mire that trapped their shoes.