trough

  • 61trough — See tree …

    Oldest English Words

  • 62trough — trÉ”f /trÉ’f n. long and narrow receptacle (e.g. for holding food and water for animals); channel or drain for transporting water; elongated depression between two waves; elongated area of low pressure (Meteorology); low point …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 63Trough —   High temperature (180+) concentrator with one axis tracking.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

    Energy terms

  • 64trough — noun 1》 a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of.     ↘a similar container, e.g. one for growing plants. 2》 a channel used to convey a liquid.     ↘a long hollow in the earth s surface. 3》 an elongated region of low… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 65trough — n. 1. Long tray. 2. Wooden channel. 3. Channel, depression, furrow, hollow …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 66trough — noun (C) 1 a long narrow open container that holds water or food for animals 2 the hollow area between two waves in the sea or between two hills 3 a short period of low activity, low prices etc in something that is continuously measured over a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 67trough — Verb. To eat. The imagery is of eating like an animal …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 68trough — [trɒf] noun [C] 1) a long open container that is used for holding food or water for animals 2) a period when something that rises and falls regularly is at a low level the peaks and troughs in demand[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 69trough — [[t]trɔf, trɒf[/t]] or, sometimes, [[t]trɔθ, trɒθ[/t]] n. 1) a long, narrow, open receptacle, usu. boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals 2) any of several similarly shaped receptacles used for various commercial or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 70trough — /trɒf/ noun a low point in the economic cycle …

    Dictionary of banking and finance