Slough Synonyms

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Synonyms for Slough

marsh
The definition of a marsh is a swampy area of lowlands.
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mire
Mire is defined as wet and soggy ground.
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sphacelus
(Medicine) gangrenous part
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quagmire
Wet, boggy ground, yielding under the foot
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bog
An expanse of marshland.
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exuviate
To cast off (a skin, shell, etc.); molt
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molt
(Intransitive) To shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc. and replace it by a fresh layer.
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shed
To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart:
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fen
An area of low, flat, marshy land; swamp; bog
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marshland
An area or region characterized by marshes or swamps
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morass
An area of low-lying, soggy ground.
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muskeg
A peat bog formed by an accumulation of sphagnum moss, leaves, and decayed matter, often with scattered small trees, and found especially in northern North America.
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wetland
A lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture:
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throw off
(Idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
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gangrene
Decay of tissue in a part of the body when the blood supply is obstructed by injury, disease, etc.
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moult
(Intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
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swampland
(Uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
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Words Related to Slough

croydon
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woking
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bracknell
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stevenage
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basingstoke
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stockport
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redhill
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basildon
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guildford
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eastleigh
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swamp
An area of low-lying wet or seasonally flooded land, often having trees and dense shrubs or thickets.
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dry
(Informal) A prohibitionist
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put-on
To cast off by a natural process
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Slough Sentence Examples

  • Last month the Internet booksellers Amazon decided to relocate their European customer service operation from Slough to Ireland.

  • Many of them fell into the slough of pauperism, and were saved from starvation by public doles.

  • This will slough off over 7-10 days. The outer layer will then have healed sufficiently to make a healthy anastomosis.

  • By 1928, deprived of their national game, the welsh contingent had been instrumental in forming the Slough club.

  • Ryan is a Lance Corporal in the Slough Company of the Boys Brigade and he is a keen cook.

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