slough
Swampy waterlogged depression
Slough has two pronunciations with different meanings.
Rhyming with "now," a slough is a swamp or muddy area, or figuratively a state of despair or degradation: a slough of despond.
Rhyming with "stuff," to slough is to shed or cast off, as a snake sloughs its skin.
Extended: slough off dead cells, slough off responsibilities.
Acidic peat wetland
- fenLow marshy ground
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
marshland · quagmire · peatland · bayou · estuary · backwater · reedbed · saltmarsh
Deep discouragement
- hopelessnessState without hope
- dejectionState of lowness
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
melancholy · doldrums · desolation · morass · mire · depths · abyss · funk
bog
Acidic peat wetland
wetlands · marshland · quagmire · peatland · bayou · estuary · backwater · reedbed · saltmarsh · mangrove
despond
Deep discouragement
- hopelessnessState without hope
- dejectionState of lowness
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
gloom · melancholy · doldrums · desolation · morass · mire · depths · abyss · funk · malaise
molt
Shed outer covering
cast · exuviate · flaking · dead skin · scales · scab · cuticle · epidermis · renewal · snake
shed
Cast off naturally
- cast offRelease or discard
- throw offConfuse or evade
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
abandon · rid · divest · shake off · dispose · jettison · reject · drop · remove · purge
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- swamp thingsmarsh, bog, duckweed, fen, cattails
- swampsbayou, bayous, bald cypress, cypress swamps, alligators
- waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, stream
- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, marshland
- castoffscrap, junk, trash, waste, refuse