Slough
Meaning of Slough
noun
- a swamp.
- a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity.
the economic slough of the interwar years
Old English slōh, slō(g), of unknown origin.
verb- shed or remove (a layer of dead skin).
a snake sloughs off its old skin
exfoliate once a week to slough off any dry skin
- (of soil or rock) collapse or slide into a hole or depression.
an eternal rain of silt sloughs down from the edges of the continents
- the dropping off of dead tissue from living flesh.
the drugs can cause blistering and slough
Middle English (as a noun denoting a skin, especially the outer skin shed by a snake): perhaps related to Low German slu(we ) ‘husk, peel’. The verb dates from the early 18th century.
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Hyphenation of Slough
Slough
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- Slough is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Slough synonyms
Meaning gangrene:
Meaning shed:
Meaning get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable:
Meaning throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship:
Meaning discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal:
Meaning refuse to accept; reject:
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty:
Meaning deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:
Meaning provide with a ditch or ditches:
Meaning end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly:
Meaning throw (something) away by putting it in a bin:
Meaning discard or abandon unceremoniously:
Meaning damage or destroy:
Meaning abandon or leave:
Slough antonyms
Meaning have or retain possession of:
Meaning buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself:
Anagrams of Slough
Words that rhyme with Slough
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