SLOUGH
Scrabble letter values: S1L1O1U1G2H4 = 10
Definition
- verb cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. — synonyms: shed, molt, exuviate, moult
- noun necrotic tissue. — synonyms: gangrene, sphacelus
- noun a hollow filled with mud.
- noun a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou).
- noun any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake).
Examples
- “our dog sheds every Spring”
- “a mortified or gangrenous part or mass”
- “That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.”