Slough vs. Slew

Sloughnoun

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

Sloughnoun

Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

Sloughnoun

(British) A muddy or marshy area.

Sloughnoun

(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.

Sloughnoun

(Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.

Sloughnoun

A state of depression.

Sloughnoun

(Canadian Prairies) A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.

Sloughverb

(transitive) To shed (skin).

Sloughverb

(intransitive) To slide off (like a layer of skin).

Sloughverb

To discard.

Sloughverb

To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission.

Sloughadjective

Slow.

Sloughnoun

A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.

Sloughnoun

A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.

Sloughnoun

The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.

Sloughnoun

The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.

Slough

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

Sloughverb

To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; - often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.

Sloughverb

To cast off; to discard as refuse.

Sloughnoun

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

Sloughnoun

a hollow filled with mud

Sloughnoun

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

Sloughnoun

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

Sloughverb

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers;

Sloughnoun

a town in south-eastern England to the west of London; population 119,400 (est. 2009).

Sloughverb

shed or remove (a layer of dead skin)

Sloughverb

get rid of (something undesirable or no longer required)

Sloughverb

(of dead skin) drop off; be shed

Sloughverb

(of soil or rock) collapse or slide into a hole or depression

Slough

Slough () is a large town in Berkshire, England (within the historic county of Buckinghamshire), 20 miles (32 km) west of central London (Charing Cross) and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading. It is in the Thames Valley and within the London metropolitan area at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.

Slewnoun

(US) A large amount.

Slewnoun

The act, or process of slaying.

Slewnoun

A device used for slaying.

Slewnoun

A change of position.

Slewnoun

A wet place; a river inlet.

Slewverb

To rotate or turn something about its axis.

Slewverb

(transitive) To veer a vehicle.

Slewverb

(transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.

Slewverb

(intransitive) To pivot.

Slewverb

(intransitive) To skid.

Slewverb

to move something (usually a railway line) sideways

Slewverb

To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.

Slew

imp. of Slay.

Slewverb

See Slue.

Slewnoun

A wet place; a river inlet.

Slewnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

Slewverb

turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

Slewverb

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner;

Slewverb

turn or slide violently or uncontrollably

Slewverb

(of an electronic device) undergo slewing.

Slewnoun

a violent or uncontrollable sliding movement

Slewnoun

a large number or quantity of something