Synonyms of the word

slough

• n. The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
• n. Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
• v. (transitive) To shed (skin).
• v. (intransitive) To slide off (like a layer of skin).
• v. (transitive, card games) To discard.
• v. (intransitive, slang, Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission.
• n. (Britain) A muddy or marshy area.
• n. (Eastern United States) A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater…
• n. (Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
• n. A state of depression.
• n. (Canadian Prairies) A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.

bog

• n. (Originally Ireland and Scotland) An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms…
• n. (figuratively) Confusion, difficulty, or any other thing or place that impedes progress in the manner…
• n. (uncountable) The acidic soil of such areas, principally composed of peat; marshland, swampland.
• n. (vulgar Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand slang) A place to defecate: originally specifically…
• n. (Australia and New Zealand slang) An act or instance of defecation.
• n. (US, dialect) A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
• v. (transitive, now often with "down") To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland, especially.
• v. (intransitive, now often with "down") To sink and stick in bogland, especially.
• v. (intransitive, Originally vulgar Britain, now chiefly Australia) To shit, to void one's bowels.
• v. (transitive, Originally vulgar Britain, now chiefly Australia) To cover or spray with shit, to defile…
• v. (transitive, Britain, informal) To make a mess of something.
• n. (obsolete) Alternative form of bug: a bugbear, monster, or terror.
• adj. (obsolete) Bold; boastful; proud.
• n. (obsolete) Puffery, boastfulness.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To provoke, to bug.
• v. (euphemistic, slang, Britain, usually with "off") To go away.

cast

• v. (heading, physical) To move, or be moved, away.
• v. To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
• v. (dated) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
• v. (heading, social) To predict, to decide, to plan.
• v. To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
• v. To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
• v. (archaic) To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry.
• v. To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
• v. To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
• v. (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by…
• v. To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
• v. (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
• v. (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
• v. (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
• v. (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
• n. An act of throwing.
• n. Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
• n. A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
• n. The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
• n. The casting procedure.
• n. An object made in a mould.
• n. A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
• n. The mould used to make cast objects.
• n. (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
• n. A squint.
• n. Visual appearance.
• n. The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
• n. An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.
• n. Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
• n. A group of crabs.

cover

• n. A lid.
• n. A hiding from view.
• n. A front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
• n. A top sheet of a bed.
• n. A cover charge.
• n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
• n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
• n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square;…
• n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
• n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
• n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
• n. (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods…
• n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
• n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story.
• n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
• n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
• adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
• adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
• v. (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
• v. (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
• v. (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
• v. (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
• v. (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
• v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
• v. To deal with.
• v. To be enough money for.
• v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
• v. (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
• v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
• v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect…
• v. To provide insurance coverage for.
• v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
• v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
• v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.

covering

• n. (countable) That which covers something.
• n. (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.
• v. present participle of cover.

drop

• n. A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that…
• n. The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.
• n. A fall, descent; an act of dropping.
• n. A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal…
• n. An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies…
• n. (chiefly Britain) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
• n. (chieflt, Britain, when used with the definite article (the drop) alcoholic spirits in general.
• n. (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
• n. A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, e.g. a lemon drop; a lozenge.
• n. (American football) A dropped pass.
• n. (American football) Short for drop-back or drop back.
• n. (Rugby football) A drop-kick.
• n. In a woman, the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; in a man, the difference…
• n. (sports, usually with definite article "the") relegation from one division to a lower one.
• n. (video games, online gaming) Any item dropped by defeated enemies.
• n. (music) A point in a song, usually electronic-styled music such as dubstep, house, trance or trap, where…
• n. (US, banking, dated) An unsolicited credit card issue.
• n. The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
• n. That which resembles or hangs like a liquid drop: a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant…
• n. (architecture) A gutta.
• n. A mechanism for lowering something, such as: a trapdoor; a machine for lowering heavy weights onto a ship's…
• n. (slang) (With definite article) A gallows; a sentence of hanging.
• n. A drop press or drop hammer.
• n. (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
• n. (nautical) The depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only.
• v. (intransitive) To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
• v. (transitive) To drip (a liquid).
• v. (intransitive) Generally, to fall (straight down).
• v. (transitive, ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip…
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
• v. (intransitive) To sink quickly to the ground.
• v. (intransitive) To fall dead, or to fall in death.
• v. (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
• v. (transitive) To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
• v. (transitive, slang) To part with or spend (money).
• v. (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion…
• v. (intransitive) To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
• v. (transitive) To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message).
• v. (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down,…
• v. (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
• v. (cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman…
• v. (transitive, slang) To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
• v. (transitive) To dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose.
• v. (transitive) To eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
• v. (Rugby football) To score [a goal] by means of a drop-kick.
• v. (transitive, slang) To impart.
• v. (transitive, music, colloquial) To release to the public.
• v. (transitive, music) To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
• v. (intransitive, music, colloquial) To enter public distribution.
• v. (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
• v. (transitive) To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.
• v. (transitive, fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
• v. (intransitive, of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
• v. (intransitive, of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
• v. (intransitive, of people) To visit informally; used with in or by.
• v. To give birth to.
• v. To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
• v. (slang, of the testicles) To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.

exuviate

• v. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt…

gangrene

• n. The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
• n. (figuratively) A damaging or corrupting influence.
• v. (transitive) To produce gangrene in.
• v. (intransitive) To be affected with gangrene.

molt

• v. US standard spelling of moult.
• n. US standard spelling of moult.

moult

• n. The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
• n. The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
• v. (intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with…
• v. (transitive) To shed in such a manner.

pathology

• n. (medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes,…
• n. The medical specialty that provides microscopy and other laboratory services (e.g., cytology, histology)…
• n. Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.

shed

• v. (transitive, obsolete, Britain, dialectal) To part, separate or divide.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.
• v. (transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
• v. (transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To pour forth, give off, impart.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To fall in drops; to pour.
• v. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
• v. (weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
• n. (weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
• n. (obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
• n. (obsolete) A parting in the hair.
• n. (obsolete) The top of the head.
• n. (obsolete) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
• n. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front;…
• n. (Britain, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
• n. (Britain, rail transportation) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.

sphacelus

• n. (medicine) gangrenous part.
• n. (medicine) gangrene; slough.

swamp

• n. A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth…
• n. A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically…
• v. To drench or fill with water.
• v. To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
• v. (figuratively) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.

swampland

• n. (countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier…
• n. (uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.

throw

• v. (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To twist or turn.
• v. (transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
• v. (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
• v. (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
• v. (ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
• v. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during…
• v. (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal…
• v. (sports) To intentionally lose a game.
• v. (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
• v. (figuratively) To send desperately.
• v. (transitive) To imprison.
• v. To organize an event, especially a party.
• v. To roll (a die or dice).
• v. (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
• v. (transitive, bridge) To discard.
• v. (martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position…
• v. (transitive) To subject someone to verbally.
• v. (transitive, said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone…
• v. (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
• v. (transitive) To project or send forth.
• v. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
• v. To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles,…
• v. (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role…
• n. The flight of a thrown object.
• n. The act of throwing something.
• n. One's ability to throw.
• n. A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.
• n. A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
• n. A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
• n. Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
• n. (veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
• v. (transitive, said of animals) To give birth to.
• n. (obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
• n. (obsolete) A period of time; a while.
• n. Misspelling of throe.