Posted on 2/1/2010, 1:43:51 PM by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 2/1/10
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
slough; noun/verb
noun[1]1 1. an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region. 2. a hole full of mire, as in a road. 3. Also, slew, slue. Northern U.S. and Canadian. a marshy or reedy pool, pond, inlet, backwater, or the like. 4. a condition of degradation, despair, or helplessness.
–noun[2] 1. the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically. 2. Pathology. a mass or layer of dead tissue separated from the surrounding or underlying tissue. 3. anything that is shed or cast off. 4. Cards. a discard.
–verb (used without object) 5. to be or become shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake. 6. to cast off a slough. 7. Pathology. to separate from the sound flesh, as a slough. 8. Cards. to discard a card or cards.
–verb (used with object) 9. to dispose or get rid of; cast (often fol. by off): to slough off a bad habit. 10. to shed as or like a slough. 11. Cards. to discard (cards
Etymology: 1250–1300; ME slughe, slouh skin of a snake; c. G Schlauch skin, bag
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Here is my example with WFTD.
But for the election of Scott Brown, conservatives would continue to be entombed in a alough of despair, but now there are green shoots of hope.
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
No pushing at the door please!
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class in session/.
aren’t YOU prompt ; )
My last post sloughed off into the ether. :(
pssst. teacher, I don’t see a pronunciation key and the word isn’t in your example.
hey @$$pain, i never do a pronunciation key and the word IS in the example, it’s just a typo so bugger off : ). i am thinking SOMEONE has had way too much coffee already this AM and it is not ME.
A+ FR is acting the fool this AM, sometimes it’s there, sometimes it’s not.
Driving through the slough from the weekend snowstorm here in Va Beach and Norfolk is less a test in capability and more a test in patience and focus.
well does this word sound like rough or sound ligh dough?
A++ how much accumulation did you guys end up getting? we had 6 inches or so but the roads are fine today, very few schools even delayed, which surprised me.
FR keeps sloughing off my attempts to post. :^(
only a student who consistently SLUFFs[sloughs] off would ask me that! ; ) A++ for the alltoopredictable allred hw.
A++ it is annoying isn’t it? today appears problematic with FR.
So is it pronounced sloo or sloff?
Ah, the wonders of English pronunciation...
I guess I should have read the thread before posting. I make that mistake often.
excellent demonstration of pronunciation gymnastics! A+++ also shows why English as a second language drives people insane!
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