slough meaning

UK /slaʊ/ US /slʌf/ 1 syllable

slough (noun): necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass.

slough has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

slough as a noun

  1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

    Synonyms: gangrene, sphacelus

    Type of: pathology

    Kinds: dry gangrene, gas gangrene

  2. a hollow filled with mud

    Type of: bog

    Related forms: sloughy

  3. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

    Type of: swamp

  4. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

    Type of: covering

slough as a verb

  1. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    • our dog sheds every Spring

    Synonyms: shed, molt, exuviate, moult

    Type of: shed

    Kinds: desquamate

    Related forms: sloughing

How to pronounce slough

slough is pronounced /slaʊ/ in British English and /slʌf/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with slough

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in GH · 6-letter words

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