22
mud(noun, verb, clean, ground, soil)
20
muck(noun, verb, clean, refuse, ground)
18
ooze(noun, clean, informal, mess, liquid)
15
slime(noun, waste, clean, ground, uncleanness)
14
quagmire(noun, situation, dry, uncleanness, swamp)
13
swamp(noun, mess, dry, muddle, chaos)
12
sludge(noun, waste, clean, refuse, corruption)
12
dirt(noun, waste, refuse, mess, corruption)
11
bog(noun, verb, check, delay, hinder)
11
morass(noun, mess, dry, swamp, hell)
11
marsh(noun, mess, dry, muddle, swamp)
10
fen(noun, dry, swamp, mud, slough)
10
entangle(verb, hold, trouble, mean, cover)
9
delay(noun, verb, hold, check, keep)
9
quag(noun, dry, swamp, slough, bog)
9
slush(noun, verb, waste, clean, refuse)
9
tangle(noun, verb, hold, mean, cover)
8
bog down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, trouble)
8
slop(noun, waste, clean, refuse, mess)
8
soil(noun, verb, delay, waste, ground)
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