Word

slough, n.
(sloughs)

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

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derivationally related form

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hypernym

cover, covering, natural covering

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
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slough

semantic pointers

hypernym

swamp, swampland

a hollow filled with mud
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slough

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derivationally related form

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hypernym

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
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gangrene slough sphacelus

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derivationally related form

gangrenous gangrene

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derivationally related form

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hypernym

hyponym

dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification gas gangrene, clostridial myonecrosis, emphysematous gangrene, emphysematous phlegmon, gangrenous emphysema, gas phlegmon, progressive emphysematous necrosis