Slough — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

a hollow filled with mud

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈaʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈaʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈaʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈaʊ/.

Examples

our dog sheds every Spring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shed molt moult exuviate sphacelus gangrene

Parts of Speech

noun	necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
noun	a hollow filled with mud
noun	a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
noun	any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers “our dog sheds every Spring”

Word Forms

gangrenous	adjective	suffering from tissue death
gangrene	verb	undergo necrosis
sphacelate	verb	undergo necrosis
sloughy	adjective	(of soil) soft and watery
slough	verb	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
shedding	noun	the process whereby something is shed
molter	noun	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
molting	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
molt	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
moulter	noun	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair)
moulting	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
moult	noun	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
slough	noun	any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
sloughing	noun	the process whereby something is shed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sumpf

nekrotisches Gewebe; ein abgetöteter oder gangränöser Teil oder Raum

🇫🇷French

bourbier

tissu nécrotique; une partie ou une masse mortifiée ou gangreneuse

🇪🇸Spanish

mudar

tejido necrótico; una parte o masa mortificada o gangrenosa

🇮🇹Italian

pantano

tessuto necrotico; una parte o una massa mortificata o in cancrena

🇳🇱Dutch

vervelling

necrotisch weefsel; een gekrenkt of gangreen deel of massa

🇵🇹Portuguese

pântano

tecido necrótico; uma parte ou massa mortificada ou gangrenosa

🇷🇺Russian

трясина

некротическая ткань; отмершая или гангренозная часть или масса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

केंचुली

परिगलित ऊतक; एक मृत या गैंग्रीनस भाग या द्रव्यमान

🇧🇩Bengali

স্লাফ

নেক্রোটিক টিস্যু; একটি ক্ষতিগ্রস্থ বা গ্যাংগ্রেনাস অংশ বা ভর

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தமான

நெக்ரோடிக் திசு; ஒரு சிதைந்த அல்லது கும்பல் பகுதி அல்லது நிறை

🇮🇳Telugu

మందగింపు

నెక్రోటిక్ కణజాలం; దెబ్బతిన్న లేదా గ్యాంగ్రేనస్ భాగం లేదా ద్రవ్యరాశి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लो

नेक्रोटिक ऊतक; एक अपमानित किंवा गँगरेनस भाग किंवा वस्तुमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લો

નેક્રોટિક પેશી; ક્ષતિગ્રસ્ત અથવા ગેંગ્રેનસ ભાગ અથવા સમૂહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಧಾನ

ನೆಕ್ರೋಟಿಕ್ ಅಂಗಾಂಶ; ಮಾರ್ಟಿಫೈಡ್ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್ರೀನಸ್ ಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലോ

necrotic ടിഷ്യു; ശോഷിച്ച അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗംഗ്രെനസ് ഭാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിണ്ഡം

🇵🇰Urdu

سلاؤ

necrotic ٹشو؛ ایک مورٹیفائیڈ یا گینگرینس حصہ یا ماس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泥沼

坏死组织；腐烂或坏疽的部分或肿块

🇯🇵Japanese

抜け殻

壊死組織。潰された、または壊疽した部分または塊

🇰🇷Korean

허물

괴사조직; 괴로움을 겪은 부분이나 덩어리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bùn

mô hoại tử; một bộ phận hoặc khối lượng bị chết hoặc hoại tử

🇹🇭Thai

คราบ

เนื้อเยื่อตาย ส่วนหรือมวลที่น่าสยดสยองหรือเน่าเปื่อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

rawa

jaringan nekrotik; bagian atau massa yang malu atau gangren

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستنقع

الأنسجة الميتة. جزء أو كتلة ميتة أو غرغرينا

🇮🇷Persian

لجن کشی

بافت نکروز؛ یک قسمت یا توده گانگرن یا مورتیده

🇹🇷Turkish

kabuk

nekrotik doku; ipotekli veya kangrenli bir kısım veya kitle

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשִׁיל

רקמה נמקית; חלק או מסה מושחתת או גנגרנית

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The primary meaning of 'slough' is 'necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass'.

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Using 'slough' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'slough' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'slough' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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