Synonyms for trough

Synonyms for (noun) trough

Synonyms: gutter, trough

Definition: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

Similar words: channel

Definition: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through

Usage: the fields were crossed with irrigation channels; gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street


Synonyms: manger, trough

Definition: a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

Similar words: container

Definition: 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)


Synonyms: trough

Definition: a long narrow shallow receptacle

Similar words: receptacle

Definition: a container that is used to put or keep things in


Synonyms: trough

Definition: a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

Similar words: natural depression, depression

Definition: a sunken or depressed geological formation


Synonyms: public treasury, trough, till

Definition: a treasury for government funds

Similar words: treasury, exchequer

Definition: the funds of a government or institution or individual


Synonyms: trough, bowl

Definition: a concave shape with an open top

Similar words: incurvation, incurvature, concave shape, concavity

Definition: a shape that curves or bends inward


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