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Definitions of trough
  1. noun
    a treasury for government funds

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  2. noun
    a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

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  3. noun
    a concave shape with an open top

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  4. noun
    a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

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  5. noun
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
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  6. noun
    a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
Definition that contains trough
  • bunk a long trough for feeding cattle
  • ridge spade into alternate ridges and troughs
  • cradle a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
  • rocker a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
  • gouge and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
  • water level a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
  • synclinal sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
  • feed bunk a long trough for feeding cattle
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