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Trough

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tillnoun(chiefly British) A cash register.
gutternounA prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
bowlnounA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
public treasurynouna treasury for government funds
basinnounA depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
mangernounA trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

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gutternounA prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
basinnounA depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
mangernounA trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
bowlnounA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
tillnoun(chiefly British) A cash register.
public treasurynouna treasury for government funds
pitnounA hole in the ground.
ditchnounA trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
trenchnounA long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
cavitynoun(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
cisternnounA reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
fossenounA ditch or moat.
holenounA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
bucketnounA container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
poolnounA small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
pailnounA vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
drainpipenounA verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.
hollownounAn unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
valleynounAn elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
channelnounSomething through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.

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