Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slough | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bog | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slough (noun) | bog (noun) |
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any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) | wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel |
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass | |
a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) | |
a hollow filled with mud |
slough (verb) | bog (verb) |
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cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | cause to slow down or get stuck |
get stuck while doing something |