What is another word for trough?
475 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tɹˈɒf], [ tɹˈɒf], [ t_ɹ_ˈɒ_f]
Trough is a noun that refers to a long and narrow container for holding water or animal feed. It can also mean a low point or depression in a surface or a period of low economic activity. There are a number of synonyms that can be used in place of trough, such as basin, container, dish, depression, pit, dip, slump, downturn, and recession. Basins and containers have similar meanings to trough, referring to a vessel for holding liquid or other substances. Dish is often used to describe a larger, shallow trough used for feeding animals. Depression, pit, and dip describe a low point or decline in a surface or trend, while slump, downturn, and recession refer specifically to periods of economic decline.
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Synonyms for Trough:
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- cattle prod ,
- cow town .
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- bad hair day .
- dis interring ,
- dis-interring ,
- disinterrings ,
- exhumings ,
- scoopings ,
- shovelings ,
- un earthing ,
- un-earthing ,
- unearthings .
Other synonyms:
- fallow ,
- the slow lane .
- eclipse ,
- lull ,
- wilderness .
- failure .
- slump .
- write off .
Other relevant words:
- dent .
- Acequia ,
- Adjutage ,
- Aerosphere ,
- Ajutage ,
- Architecture glyph ,
- Bito ,
- Comber ,
- Emunctory ,
- Funnel Chest ,
- Graff ,
- Gurgoyle ,
- Ingate ,
- Intervale ,
- Lock-weir ,
- Pentrough ,
- Piscina ,
- Popple ,
- River-bed ,
- Strath ,
- Sulcation ,
- Tedge ,
- VUG ,
- aboideau ,
- aboiteau ,
- adit ,
- aerospace ,
- air ,
- air pocket ,
- air space ,
- airspace ,
- alveolation ,
- alveolus ,
- amplitude ,
- animal feed container ,
- anticyclone ,
- antinode ,
- antrum ,
- aorta ,
- aqueduct ,
- arena ,
- armpit ,
- arroyo ,
- artery ,
- backwash ,
- basin ,
- bathroom ,
- billow ,
- bore ,
- bottom ,
- bottom glade ,
- bottoms ,
- boulder clay ,
- bowl ,
- bowlful ,
- brand ,
- breaker ,
- breakers ,
- bump ,
- bunk ,
- burrow ,
- canal ,
- canalization ,
- canalize ,
- cap ,
- carve ,
- cashbox ,
- cavern ,
- cavity ,
- ceiling ,
- chamfer ,
- chisel ,
- chop ,
- choppiness ,
- chopping sea ,
- chute ,
- cloaca ,
- collapse ,
- comb ,
- concave ,
- concavity ,
- conduit ,
- corral ,
- corrugate ,
- country road ,
- course ,
- crack ,
- crash ,
- crate ,
- crater ,
- crease ,
- crest ,
- crib ,
- crimp ,
- crook ,
- crosswind ,
- crow's feet ,
- crypt ,
- cullis ,
- culvert ,
- dairy ,
- dale ,
- decline ,
- dell ,
- delve ,
- depreciation ,
- depression ,
- descent ,
- diffraction ,
- dig ,
- dig out ,
- dike ,
- dimple ,
- dingle ,
- dint ,
- dip ,
- downslide ,
- downturn ,
- drain ,
- drainpipe ,
- dredge ,
- drill ,
- drive ,
- drop ,
- duct ,
- dyke ,
- eagre ,
- eaves trough ,
- egress ,
- electromagnetic radiation ,
- electromagnetic wave ,
- empty space ,
- engrave ,
- entrance ,
- entrenchment ,
- excavate ,
- excavation ,
- exit ,
- fall ,
- fall off ,
- falling off ,
- fissure ,
- flume ,
- fog ,
- fold ,
- follicle ,
- fosse ,
- frequency ,
- frequency band ,
- frequency spectrum ,
- front ,
- frontal ,
- funnel ,
- gap ,
- gargoyle ,
- gash ,
- gill ,
- glen ,
- goffer ,
- gouge ,
- gouge out ,
- grave ,
- gravity wave ,
- ground swell ,
- grove ,
- grub ,
- guide ,
- ha-ha ,
- head race ,
- head wind ,
- heave ,
- heavy swell ,
- high-pressure area ,
- hollowness ,
- honeycomb ,
- hose ,
- impression ,
- in phase ,
- incise ,
- incline ,
- indentation ,
- ingress ,
- intaglio ,
- interference ,
- interval ,
- ionosphere ,
- isobar ,
- jetstream ,
- kennel ,
- lacuna ,
- launder ,
- lavatory ,
- leader ,
- lift ,
- light ,
- line ,
- lock ,
- longitudinal wave ,
- lop ,
- lour ,
- low-pressure area ,
- lower ,
- main ,
- manger ,
- mechanical wave ,
- mine ,
- mine shaft ,
- moat ,
- money box ,
- node ,
- nosedive ,
- overcast ,
- pan ,
- pantile ,
- pass ,
- passage ,
- passageway ,
- peak ,
- penstock ,
- period ,
- pig ,
- pipe bowl ,
- pit ,
- pleat ,
- plow ,
- plunge ,
- pore ,
- public treasury ,
- punch bowl ,
- quarry ,
- rabbet ,
- race ,
- radio wave ,
- rain gutter ,
- rainspout ,
- rainy day ,
- ramp ,
- ray ,
- recession ,
- reinforcement ,
- resonance ,
- resonance frequency ,
- riffle ,
- rifle ,
- rifling ,
- right way ,
- ripple ,
- rise ,
- roll ,
- roller ,
- rose ,
- rough water ,
- roughness ,
- runner ,
- runway ,
- sap ,
- scend ,
- scoop ,
- scoop out ,
- score ,
- scrabble ,
- scrape ,
- scratch ,
- scupper ,
- sea ,
- seismic wave ,
- send ,
- sewer ,
- shaft ,
- shell ,
- sheugh ,
- shock wave ,
- shoot ,
- shovel ,
- sink ,
- sinus ,
- siphon ,
- slide ,
- slit ,
- sluice ,
- socket ,
- sough ,
- sound wave ,
- soup ,
- space ,
- spade ,
- spout ,
- stadium ,
- stratosphere ,
- streak ,
- stria ,
- striate ,
- striation ,
- strip mine ,
- substratosphere ,
- sulcus ,
- sunk fence ,
- surf ,
- surface wave ,
- surge ,
- swell ,
- tail wind ,
- tailspin ,
- tajo ,
- tidal bore ,
- tidal wave ,
- till ,
- toilet ,
- tomb ,
- track ,
- transverse wave ,
- tray ,
- tropopause ,
- troposphere ,
- trove ,
- tsunami ,
- tub ,
- tube ,
- tunnel ,
- turbulence ,
- undulation ,
- vale ,
- valley ,
- valve ,
- vat ,
- vena ,
- visibility ,
- visibility zero ,
- wadi ,
- waste pipe ,
- water gate ,
- water pipe ,
- water wave ,
- watercourse ,
- watering place ,
- waterspout ,
- waterway ,
- waterworks ,
- wave ,
- wave equation ,
- wave motion ,
- wave number ,
- wavelength ,
- wavelet ,
- way ,
- weir ,
- white horses ,
- whitecaps ,
- working ,
- wrinkle .
- Dene ,
- LOWS ,
- Unearthing ,
- bad patch ,
- bad period ,
- blastings ,
- channel ,
- cuttings ,
- denes ,
- downtrend ,
- earthwork ,
- earthworks ,
- entrenchments ,
- falling-off ,
- fluting ,
- flutings ,
- fosses ,
- foxhole ,
- foxholes ,
- gutter ,
- hard time ,
- hard times ,
- rabbets ,
- raceway ,
- raceways ,
- ravine ,
- runnel ,
- runnels ,
- rut ,
- sinkage ,
- sockets ,
- the skids ,
- tideway ,
- trench ,
- waterways .
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How to use "Trough" in context?
There are a few things you need to know about valleys and troughs. A valley is a low area in a landscape. The bottom of the valley is usually lower than the surrounding hills, and the valley is usually wider in the middle than on either side. A trough is a much deeper area in a landscape. The bottom of the trough is usually lower than the surrounding hills and valleys, and the trough is usually wider in the middle than on either side.
Paraphrases for Trough:
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
depression.
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Noun, singular or mass
depression.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Other Related
Hyponym for Trough:
n.
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artifact
receptacle.
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object
natural depression, depression.
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artifact
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