Mexican Spanish Meaning of slough

ciénaga

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Definitions and Meaning of slough in English

Wordnet

slough (n)

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

a hollow filled with mud

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

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

Wordnet

slough (v)

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Webster

slough (a.)

Slow.

Webster

slough (n.)

A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.

A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.

The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.

The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.

Webster

slough ()

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

Webster

slough (v. i.)

To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.

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slough (v. t.)

To cast off; to discard as refuse.

FAQs About the word slough

ciénaga

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass, a hollow filled with mud, a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou), any outer covering that can

ciénaga,Humedal,Ciénaga,ciénega,Pantano,páramo,pantano,Lodo,muskeg,ciénega

brisa,costa,deslizamiento,deslizarse,deriva,flotar,colgar,Flotar,vals,Batidor de globo

slouchy => desaliñado, slouchingly => desgarbado, slouching => encorvado, slouchily => desgarbadamente, sloucher => flojo,