sheugh

Definition of sheughnext
chiefly Scottish
as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors

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Noun
  • The woman charged in connection with the death of a newborn baby whose body was found 24 years ago in a ditch in Johnson County has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, officials announced Thursday.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The branch of McCoys Creek that cuts through Hollybrook Park in the North Riverside neighborhood resembles a ditch more than a natural stream.
    David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Indeed, her street style is more relaxed, featuring long leather trenches, loose jeans, track pants, and tank tops.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • From a staple Magda Butrym trench to vintage Galliano and even more Gucci, Sydney has seen the breadth of the Bieber style repetioire.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In 2017, Dellal, then a mechanical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helped create a sustainable, cost-effective system for deicing roofs and gutters as part of a class capstone project.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Massive heavy columns of ice are pulling away downspouts, gutters, and wires.
    Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Sheugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheugh. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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