Definition of sloughs

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • sloughs is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • sloughs is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • sloughs is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of sloughs


  • cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. exuviate
    2. molt
    3. moult
    4. shed
  • necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. gangrene
    2. sphacelus
  • a hollow filled with mud (noun)
  • any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) (noun)
  • a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) (noun)

See definition of sloughs in Merriam Webster