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Fens
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Wiktionary 
- fens (Noun)
Plural of fen.
Part of speech
🔤- fens, noun, plural of fen.
WordNet
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| fen - 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" | ||
| marsh, marshland, fenland | ||
| wetland a low area where the land is saturated with water | ||
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Wiktionary
- fen (Noun)
A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline. - fen (Noun)
A plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction , fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fen (n.)
Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fen
Waterlogged, spongy ground containing alkaline decaying vegetation, characterized by reeds, that may develop into peat. It sometimes occurs in the sinkholes of karst region.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fen
fen, n. a kind of low marshy land often, or partially, covered with water: a morass or bog.—ns. Fen′-berr′y, the cranberry; Fen′-fire, the Will-o'-the-wisp.—adjs. Fen′ny, Fen′nish; Fen′-sucked (Shak.), drawn out of bogs. [A.S. fenn; Ice. fen.] -
fen
fen, v.t. an exclamatory phrase in boys' games, meaning 'Check!' 'Bar!' [Cf. Fend.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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fen
Low tracts inundated by the tides, capable, when in a dry state, of bearing the weight of cattle grazing upon them; differing therein from bog or quagmire. When well drained, they form some of the best land in the country.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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fen
A bawd, or common prostitute. CANT.
Part of speech
🔤- fen, noun, singular of fens.
