Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "slough" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

slough hay slough of despond slough off slough shark slough thistle sloughage sloughgrass sloughy

Context

british canadian prairies card games eastern united states slang western united states western us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bog cast cast off cover covering drop natural covering pathology peat bog shake off shed swamp swampland throw throw away throw off

Type Of (IsA)

bog covering swamp

Part Of

berkshire buckinghamshire england middlesex

Related Terms

slew slue

Related Terms

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Synonym Network

gangrene shed

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