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trough

noun

1 trough

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

Roget 252: concavity, depression, dip; hollow, hollowness; indentation, intaglio, cavity, dent, dint, dimple, follicle, pit, sinus, ... show more

2 trough

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

synonym: gutter.

Roget 259: furrow, groove, rut, sulcus [Anat.], scratch, streak, striae, crack, score, incision, slit; chamfer, fluting; ... show more

Roget 350: conduit, channel, duct, watercourse, race; head race, tail race; abito, aboideau, aboiteau [Fr.], bito; acequia, acequiador, acequiamadre; ... show more

Dutch: dakgoot, goot, straatgoot
Polish: rynna

3 trough

A concave shape with an open top.

synonym: bowl.

4 trough

A treasury for government funds.

synonyms: public treasury, till.

5 trough

A long narrow shallow receptacle.

Polish: niecka

6 trough

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

synonym: manger.

Dutch: krib, kribbe, trog, voederbak, voerbak
Polish: koryto


Moby thesaurus: adit, aerospace, aerosphere, air hole, air pocket, airspace, alveolation, alveolus, amplitude, antinode, antrum, aqueduct, armpit, basin, billow, bore, bottom, bottom glade, bottoms, bowl ... show more.

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