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- [slou for 1, 2, 4; sloo for 3]
- /slaʊ for 1, 2, 4; slu for 3 /
- /slʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slou for 1, 2, 4; sloo for 3]
- /slaʊ for 1, 2, 4; slu for 3 /
Definitions of slough word
- noun slough the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically. 1
- noun slough Pathology. a mass or layer of dead tissue separated from the surrounding or underlying tissue. 1
- noun slough anything that is shed or cast off. 1
- noun slough Cards. a discard. 1
- verb without object slough to be or become shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake. 1
- verb without object slough to cast off a slough. 1
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Origin of slough
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English slōh; cognate with Middle Low German slōch, Middle High German sluoche ditch
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Parts of speech for Slough
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slough popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slough usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slough
noun slough
- accoutrement — Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
- accoutrements — all the things you have with you when you travel or take part in a particular activity, such as clothing and equipment
- baggage — Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
- carapace — A carapace is the protective shell on the back of some animals such as tortoises or crabs.
verb slough
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- break bulk — of or relating to packaged cargo, usually manufactured goods, that is marked for individual consignees and has to be loaded and unloaded piece by piece at each point of transfer. Compare bulk1 (def 3), containerization.
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