slough

English Thesaurus

1. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) (noun.object)

hypernym	:	cover, covering, natural covering,
definition	:	a natural object that covers or envelops (noun.object)

2. a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) (noun.object)

hypernym	:	swamp, swampland,
definition	:	low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog (noun.object)

3. a hollow filled with mud (noun.object)

hypernym	:	bog, peat bog,
definition	:	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 (noun.object)

4. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass (noun.state)

hypernym	:	pathology,
definition	:	any deviation from a healthy or normal condition (noun.state)

hyponym	:	cold gangrene, dry gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification,
definition	:	(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color (noun.state)

hyponym	:	clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas gangrene, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis,
definition	:	(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.state)

5. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (verb.body)

hypernym	:	cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off,
definition	:	get rid of (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	desquamate, peel off,
definition	:	peel off in scales (verb.body)

6. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) (noun.object)

derivation	:	exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough,
definition	:	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (verb.body)

7. a hollow filled with mud (noun.object)

derivation	:	boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged,
definition	:	(of soil) soft and watery (adj.all)

8. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass (noun.state)

derivation	:	gangrene, mortify, necrose, sphacelate,
definition	:	undergo necrosis (verb.body)

derivation	:	gangrenous, mortified,
definition	:	suffering from tissue death (adj.all)

9. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (verb.body)

derivation	:	molter, moulter,
definition	:	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) (noun.animal)

derivation	:	slough,
definition	:	any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) (noun.object)

derivation	:	ecdysis, molt, molting, moult, moulting,
definition	:	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles (noun.process)

derivation	:	shedding, sloughing,
definition	:	the process whereby something is shed (noun.process)

10. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) (noun.object)

derivation	:	exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough,
definition	:	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (verb.body)

11. a hollow filled with mud (noun.object)

derivation	:	boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged,
definition	:	(of soil) soft and watery (adj.all)

12. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass (noun.state)

derivation	:	gangrene, mortify, necrose, sphacelate,
definition	:	undergo necrosis (verb.body)

derivation	:	gangrenous, mortified,
definition	:	suffering from tissue death (adj.all)

13. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (verb.body)

derivation	:	molter, moulter,
definition	:	an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) (noun.animal)

derivation	:	slough,
definition	:	any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) (noun.object)

derivation	:	ecdysis, molt, molting, moult, moulting,
definition	:	periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles (noun.process)

derivation	:	shedding, sloughing,
definition	:	the process whereby something is shed (noun.process)