Trough

/tɹɑf/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Trough

noun

  1. A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

    "One of Hank's chores was to slop the pigs' trough each morning and evening."

  2. Any similarly shaped container.
  3. A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.

    "There was a small trough that the sump pump emptied into; it was filled with mosquito larvae."

  4. A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.

    "The troughs were filled with leaves and needed clearing."

  5. A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel.

verb

  1. To eat in a vulgar style, as if from a trough.

    "he troughed his way through three meat pies."

Anagrams of Trough

No exact anagrams found for "trough". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Trough"

Trough is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Trough" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "trough" is a medium-scoring word.