Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "mire" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Causes

grind to halt

Derived Terms

bemire enmire in the mire mire crow mire drum mireland mirish miry pickmire quagmire unmired wallow in the mire

Etymologically Related To

moss

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

begrime bemire bog clay colly difficultness difficulty dirty forbid foreclose forestall grime involve mud peat bog preclude prevent soil stand still wetland

Type Of (IsA)

bog difficulty mud wetland

Manner Of

dirty

Related Terms

antmire pismire

Related Terms

ant pismire predicament spongy

Similar Terms

bog down get stuck grind to a halt

Synonym Network

entangle grind to halt peatland

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.