SLOUGH

6 letters 10 Scrabble points /slʌf/

Definition of SLOUGH

noun
  1. The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

    "That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful."

  2. Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

    "This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn."

verb
  1. To shed (skin).

    "Snakes slough their skin periodically."

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

    "A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off."

  3. To discard.

    "East sloughed a heart."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S L O U G H
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

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