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Noun

slough - any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it
slough - a hollow filled with mud
bog, peat bog wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
slough - a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
slough - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
gangrene, sphacelus
pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
cold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
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Substantiv

slough - The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
slough - Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
slough - A muddy or marshy area.
slough - A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.
slough - A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
slough - A state of depression.
slough - A small pond, often alkaine, many but not all are formed by glacial potholes.

Verb

slough - To shed skin.
slough - To slide off like a layer of skin.
slough - To discard.

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  • Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. The town stands athwart the Great West Road and the Great Western Main Line, 19 miles (31 km) west of central London. At the 2001 census, the population of Slough was 119,070 (est.

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  • Flertall: sloughs

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