SLOUGH

/slʌf/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12

Definition

  1. verb cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. — synonyms: shed, molt, exuviate, moult
  2. noun necrotic tissue. — synonyms: gangrene, sphacelus
  3. noun a hollow filled with mud.
  4. noun a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou).
  5. noun any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake).

Examples

  • “That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.”
  • “This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.”
  • “Snakes slough their skin periodically.”

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