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slough > 5 senses
NOUN1slough, gangrene, sphacelusNecrotic tissue
2sloughA hollow filled with mud
3sloughA stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
4sloughAny outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
VERB1slough, shed, molt, exuviate, moultCast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
slough > pronunciation
Soundsslah'f
Rhymesaleph, bailiff, bluff, and 37 more rhymes in ahf...
slough > noun 1, state
MeaningNecrotic tissue. A mortified or gangrenous part or mass.
Synonymsgangrene, sphacelus
Broaderpathology
Narrowerdry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification; gas gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis
slough > noun 2, object
MeaningA hollow filled with mud.
Broaderbog, peat bog
Adjectivessloughy; sloughy
slough > noun 3, object
MeaningA stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou).
Broaderswamp, swampland
slough > noun 4, object
MeaningAny outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake).
Broadercovering, natural covering, cover
Verbsslough
slough > verb, body
MeaningCast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsshed, molt, exuviate, moult
Broadershed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
Narrowerdesquamate, peel off
Nounsslough; sloughing

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