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SHED
caducous, shed
(adjective) shed at an early stage of development; “most amphibians have caducous gills”; “the caducous calyx of a poppy”
shed
(noun) an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough
(verb) cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; “our dog sheds every Spring”
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
(verb) get rid of; “he shed his image as a pushy boss”; “shed your clothes”
spill, shed, disgorge
(verb) cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; “spill the beans all over the table”
spill, shed, pour forth
(verb) pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; “shed tears”; “spill blood”; “God shed His grace on Thee”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
shed (third-person singular simple present sheds, present participle shedding, simple past and past participle shed)
(transitive, obsolete, UK, dialectal) To part, separate or divide.
(ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
(transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.
(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
(transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
(obsolete, transitive) To pour forth, give off, impart.
(obsolete, intransitive) To fall in drops; to pour.
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
(weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Etymology 2
Noun
shed (plural sheds)
(weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
(obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
(obsolete) A parting in the hair.
(obsolete) The top of the head.
(obsolete) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
Etymology 3
Noun
shed (plural sheds)
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
(British, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
(British, rail transportation) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
Anagrams
• edhs, heds
Source: Wiktionary
Shed, n. Etym: [The same word as shade. See Shade.]
Definition: A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed. The first Aletes born in lowly shed. Fairfax. Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. Sandys.
Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shedding.] Etym: [OE. scheden, sch, to pour, to part, AS. scadan, sceádan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk, OFries. skscheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. skëdu I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. sq. root159. Cf. Chisel, Concise, Schism, Sheading, Sheath, Shide.]
1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.] Robert of Brunne.
2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood Shak. Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. Wordsworth.
3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . . . is shed with gray." B. Jonson.
6. (Weaving)
Definition: To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Shed, v. i.
1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.] Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. Chaucer.
2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand. Mortimer.
Shed, n.
1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov.Eng.] They say also that the manner of making the shed of newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a javelin came up then likewise. Sir T. North.
2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed.
4. (Weaving)
Definition: The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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