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trough
Overview of noun trough
The noun trough has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) trough -- (a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed))
2. (1) gutter, trough -- (a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater)
3. bowl, trough -- (a concave shape with an open top)
4. public treasury, trough, till -- (a treasury for government funds)
5. trough -- (a long narrow shallow receptacle)
6. manger, trough -- (a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trough
6 senses of trough
Sense 1
trough
=> natural depression, depression
=> geological formation, formation
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
gutter, trough
=> channel
=> passage
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bowl, trough
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> solid
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
public treasury, trough, till
=> treasury, exchequer
=> funds, finances, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary resource
=> assets
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
trough
=> receptacle
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
manger, trough
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun trough
4 of 6 senses of trough
Sense 1
trough
=> swale
Sense 2
gutter, trough
=> chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough
=> cullis
Sense 5
trough
=> rocker, cradle
Sense 6
manger, trough
=> bunk, feed bunk
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trough
6 senses of trough
Sense 1
trough
=> natural depression, depression
Sense 2
gutter, trough
=> channel
Sense 3
bowl, trough
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
Sense 4
public treasury, trough, till
=> treasury, exchequer
Sense 5
trough
=> receptacle
Sense 6
manger, trough
=> container
Antonyms of noun trough
Member Holonyms of noun trough
Substance Holonyms of noun trough
Part Holonyms of noun trough
1 of 6 senses of trough
Sense 2
gutter, trough
PART OF: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
Member Meronyms of noun trough
Substance Meronyms of noun trough
Part Meronyms of noun trough
Meronyms of noun trough
Holonyms of noun trough
1 of 6 senses of trough
Sense 2
gutter, trough
PART OF: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
Attributes of noun trough
Derived Forms of noun trough
Domain of noun trough
Domain Terms of noun trough
Familiarity of noun trough
trough used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun trough
6 senses of trough
Sense 1
trough
> natural depression, depression
=> basin
=> bed, bottom
=> crater
=> hole, hollow
=> lowland
=> sinkhole, sink, swallow hole
=> trench, deep, oceanic abyss
=> trough
=> valley, vale
Sense 2
gutter, trough
> channel
=> gutter, trough
=> limbers
Sense 3
bowl, trough
> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> dome
=> pit, fossa
=> recess, recession, niche, corner
=> bowl, trough
=> scoop, pocket
=> depression, impression, imprint
=> cup
=> indentation, indenture
Sense 4
public treasury, trough, till
> treasury, exchequer
=> public treasury, trough, till
=> bursary
=> subtreasury
=> fisc
Sense 5
trough
> receptacle
=> ash-pan
=> ashtray
=> beehive, hive
=> cat box
=> catchall
=> chamberpot, potty, thunder mug
=> coin box
=> dustpan
=> garbage
=> hopper
=> hot-water bottle, hot-water bag
=> in-basket, in-tray
=> ossuary
=> out-basket, out-tray
=> plate, collection plate
=> pyx, pix
=> save-all
=> silent butler
=> socket
=> spittoon, cuspidor
=> tidy
=> tray
=> trough
Sense 6
manger, trough
> container
=> bag
=> bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse
=> basket, handbasket
=> bin
=> bowl, pipe bowl
=> box
=> bread-bin, breadbox
=> bunker
=> can, tin, tin can
=> canister, cannister, tin
=> capsule
=> cargo container
=> case
=> case, display case, showcase, vitrine
=> cassette
=> cup
=> cylinder
=> dice cup, dice box
=> dish
=> dispenser
=> drawer
=> Dumpster
=> empty
=> envelope
=> glass, drinking glass
=> grab bag
=> magnetic bottle
=> mailer
=> manger, trough
=> mold, mould, cast
=> package, parcel
=> pan
=> pod, fuel pod
=> pot, flowerpot
=> powder horn, powder flask
=> receptacle
=> reliquary
=> saltcellar
=> savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank
=> scuttle, coal scuttle
=> shaker
=> spoon
=> storage ring
=> thimble
=> time capsule
=> vessel
=> wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, wastebasket, waste basket, circular file
=> watering can, watering pot
=> wheeled vehicle
=> workbasket, workbox, workbag
Meronyms of noun trough
6 senses of trough
Sense 2
gutter, trough
=> channel
=> passage
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
trough
=> receptacle
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
manger, trough
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun trough
1 of 6 senses of trough
Sense 2
gutter, trough
PART OF: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
Grep of noun trough
sloping trough
trough
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