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trough

/tɹɔθ/noun1 syllable

Trough means: a treasury for government funds.

Synonyms for trough5

noun, as in a treasury for government funds

public treasury, till

noun, as in a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

gutter

noun, as in a concave shape with an open top

bowl

noun, as in a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

manger

What does trough mean?6

noun

1

a treasury for government funds

2

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

3

a concave shape with an open top

4

a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

5

a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

6

a long narrow shallow receptacle

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with trough?1

one syllable

off
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Trough in a sentence

  • The wavelength is the distance from crest to crest, or from trough to trough.AlanF_US
  • He slipped from the roof directly into the trough and drowned.Mithridates
  • He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.Dejo
  • He put the clothes in the trough.Lepotdeterre
  • An aqueduct is a Roman water trough made of stone, either underground or across a bridge.AlanF_US

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Forms of trough

as a noun

plural
troughs