Sloughs

Definition

(noun) The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. “That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful.”
(noun) Dead skin on a sore or ulcer. “This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn.”
(verb) To shed (skin). “Snakes slough their skin periodically.”
(verb) To slide off (like a layer of skin). “A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off.”
(verb) To discard. “East sloughed a heart.”
(verb) (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.
(noun) (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.”
(noun) (Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
(noun) A state of depression. “John is in a slough.”
(noun) 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.”

What does Sloughs mean?

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

How many letters are in Sloughs?

Sloughs has 7 letters.

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