Words Ending With OUGH
Here's the list of all the 47 Words Ending With OUGH in the English Language.
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| through | 1. having finished or arrived at completion 2. (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes More Definitions → |
| though | 1. (postpositive) however More Definitions → |
| enough | 1. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose 2. sufficient for the purpose More Definitions → |
| tough | 1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing 2. an aggressive and violent young criminal More Definitions → |
| rough | 1. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse 2. not quite exact or correct More Definitions → |
| borough | 1. one of the administrative divisions of a large city 2. an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament More Definitions → |
| thorough | 1. painstakingly careful and accurate 2. performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial More Definitions → |
| breakthrough | 1. a productive insight 2. making an important discovery More Definitions → |
| cough | 1. a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis 2. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion More Definitions → |
| dough | 1. a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll 2. informal terms for money More Definitions → |
| slough | 1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass 2. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) More Definitions → |
| trough | 1. a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed) 2. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater More Definitions → |
| plough | 1. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil 2. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow More Definitions → |
| bough | 1. any of the larger branches of a tree More Definitions → |
| lough | 1. a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland 2. Irish word for a lake More Definitions → |
| sourdough | 1. a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread 2. a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska) More Definitions → |
| furlough | 1. dismiss, usually for economic reasons 2. grant a leave to More Definitions → |
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