Norwegian Meaning of slough

myr

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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.

Webster

slough (v. t.)

To cast off; to discard as refuse.

FAQs About the word slough

myr

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

myr,Våtmark,Myr,myr,Myr,myr,hei,myr,Søle,muskeg

bris,kyst,glir,gli,drive,flyte,henge,Sveve,vals,Visp

slouchy => sløvete, slouchingly => slentrende, slouching => slengt, slouchily => slengt, sloucher => lat,