NOUN | object | trough | a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed) |
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artifact | trough, gutter | a channel along the eaves or on the roof | |
shape | trough, bowl | a concave shape with an open top | |
possession | trough, public treasury, till | a treasury for government funds | |
artifact | trough | a long narrow shallow receptacle | |
artifact | trough, manger | a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed |
Sounds | trao'f | |
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Rhymes | blastoff ... turnoff: 31 rhymes with aof... |
Meaning | A narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed). | |
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Narrower | swale | A low area (especially a marshy area between ridges) |
Broader | natural depression, depression | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
Meaning | A channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater. | |
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Synonym | gutter | |
Part of | gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof | A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
Narrower | chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough | sloping channel through which things can descend |
cullis | A gutter in a roof | |
Broader | channel | A passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through |
Spanish | canalera, canalón | |
Catalan | canalera, regueró |
Meaning | A concave shape with an open top. | |
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Synonym | bowl | |
Broader | concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | A shape that curves or bends inward |
Spanish | cuenco |
Meaning | A treasury for government funds. | |
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Synonyms | public treasury, till | |
Broader | treasury, exchequer | The funds of a government or institution or individual |
Spanish | erario, fisco, hacienda, hacienda pública, tesoro público | |
Catalan | erari, fisc, hisenda, hisenda pública, tresor públic |
Meaning | A long narrow shallow receptacle. | |
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Narrower | rocker, cradle | A trough that can be rocked back and forth |
Broader | receptacle | A container that is used to put or keep things in |
Meaning | A container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed. | |
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Synonym | manger | |
Narrower | bunk, feed bunk | A long trough for feeding cattle |
Broader | container | Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
Spanish | comedero, pesebre | |
Catalan | cóm, menjadora, pesebre, pessebre |
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