Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.
Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme.
A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
Small island, islet.
An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.
A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.
Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
A muddy or marshy area.
A state of depression.
The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
To shed (skin).
To slide off (like a layer of skin).
To discard.
To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission.