Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 16 compound words that contain trough. The most common are listed below. Open trough in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- kneading troughA (usually wooden) trough in which dough is kneaded before baking into bread.
- glacial troughA valley that resembles the letter U, that is formed by the process of glaciation.
- pneumatic troughA piece of laboratory apparatus, consisting of a vessel filled with liquid (generally water or mercury), used for collecting gases.
- water trougha long trough placed between the rails in a railway track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop. They were removed at the end of steam train operation.
- LB troughAbbreviation of Langmuir-Blodgett trough: An item of laboratory apparatus used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression.
- trough lakeSynonym of finger lake: A long, narrow lake of glacial origin, especially one of the Finger Lakes of New York state.
- trough valleySynonym of glacial trough: A valley that resembles the letter U, that is formed by the process of glaciation.
- trough-shellAny bivalve mollusc of the genus Mactra.
- trough-shellsplural of trough-shell: Any bivalve mollusc of the genus Mactra.
- Gunn-Peterson troughA feature in astronomical spectrometry of distant light, caused by the Reionization Era's absorption of UV light, leaving a gap in the spectrum.
- trough lollyA urinal cake.
- Langmuir-Blodgett troughAn item of laboratory apparatus used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression.
- trough lakesplural of trough lake: A long, narrow lake of glacial origin, especially one of the Finger Lakes of New York state.
- trough valleysplural of trough valley: A valley that resembles the letter U, that is formed by the process of glaciation.
- wine troughAlternative form of winetrough: Winepress.
- eaves troughAlternative form of eavestrough: A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.
- trough lolliesplural of trough lolly: A urinal cake.
- Sylhet TroughA geographical basin located in the northeastern Indian Plate.
- slake troughA water trough used by a blacksmith to cool a forging or tool.
- book troughA long, narrow, wooden container or receptacle for holding books.
Compound words 16
- eavestroughA trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.
- trougherA greedy person.
- winetroughWinepress.
- troughyHaving troughs (long narrow depressions between waves).
- washtroughA trough for washing.
- troughfulEnough to fill a trough.
- troughlessWithout a trough.
- troughwayA long, trough-like depression through which liquid can run.
- troughwiseIn the manner of a trough.
- pentroughA penstock.