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,
alveolus†,
lacuna;
excavation,
strip mine;
trough
etc.
(furrow)
259;
honeycomb.
cup,
basin,
crater,
punch bowl;
cell
etc.
(receptacle)
191;
socket.
valley,
vale,
dale,
dell,
dingle,
combe†,
bottom,
slade†,
strath†,
glade,
grove,
glen,
cave,
cavern,
cove;
grot†,
grotto;
alcove,
cul-de-sac;
gully
etc.
198;
arch
etc.
(curve)
245;
bay
etc.
(of the sea)
343.
excavator,
sapper,
miner.
honeycomb
(sponge)
252.1.
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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;
corduroy road,
cradle hole.
channel,
gutter,
trench,
ditch,
dike,
dyke;
moat,
fosse†,
trough,
kennel;
ravine
etc.
(interval)
198;
tajo [U.S.],
thank-ye-ma'am [U.S.].
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Roget 350:
conduit,
channel,
duct,
watercourse,
race;
head race,
tail race;
abito†,
aboideau†,
aboiteau [Fr.],
bito†;
acequia†,
acequiador†,
acequiamadre†;
arroyo;
adit†,
aqueduct,
canal,
trough,
gutter,
pantile;
flume,
ingate†,
runner;
lock-weir,
tedge†;
vena†;
dike,
main,
gully,
moat,
ditch,
drain,
sewer,
culvert,
cloaca,
sough,
kennel,
siphon;
piscina†;
pipe
etc.
(tube)
260;
funnel;
tunnel
etc.
(passage)
627;
water pipe,
waste pipe;
emunctory†,
gully hole,
artery,
aorta,
pore,
spout,
scupper;
adjutage†,
ajutage†;
hose;
gargoyle;
gurgoyle†;
penstock,
weir;
flood gate,
water gate;
sluice,
lock,
valve;
rose;
waterworks.
pipeline.
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Dutch: dakgoot, goot, straatgoot
Polish: rynna
3 trough
A concave shape with an open top.
synonym: bowl.
4 trough
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
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