Sloughs
noun
verb
- To shed (skin).
"Snakes slough their skin periodically."
- To slide off (like a layer of skin).
"A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off."
- To discard.
"East sloughed a heart."
- (Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)
""Dude, Kaydn and Jarom are totally sloughing today!""
noun
- A muddy or marshy area.
- (Eastern United States) 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.
"We paddled under a canopy of trees through the slough."
- (Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
- A state of depression.
"John is in a slough."
- A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.
"Potholes or sloughs formed by a glacier’s retreat from the central plains of North America, are now known to be some of the world’s most productive ecosystems."
No exact anagrams found for "sloughs". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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About the Word "Sloughs"
Sloughs is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Sloughs" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sloughs" is a medium-scoring word.