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shed
1[shed]
noun
a simple or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc.
a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end.
shed
2[shed]
verb (used with object)
to emit and let fall, as tears.
When someone arrived to rescue us, I shed tears of joy and gratitude.
to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.).
A full moon was shedding its light on the little town as they entered it.
Synonyms: , ,to resist being penetrated or affected by.
The jacket is treated with a durable water-repellent finish to shed light precipitation.
Synonyms:to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process.
A healthy, growing snake will shed its skin about once a month.
to get rid of or release oneself from.
First, we must shed our illusions about what rural life is supposed to be like.
I find that I go through phases where I shed some of my friendships.
to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain or river.
All of these rivers eventually shed their waters into the Luapula River.
Textiles.Ìýto separate (the warp) in forming a shed.
verb (used without object)
to cast off hair, feathers, skin, or other covering or parts by natural process.
All dogs shed, and need some grooming to brush out loose hair.
Synonyms: ,to fall off, as leaves.
Leaves that are severely infected by this disease will shed prematurely.
to drop out, as hair, seed, grain, etc..
My hair began shedding during the first month after I started taking the medication.
The seeds of this plant shed soon after the pod opens, so they’re hard to find.
noun
Textiles.Ìý(on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose thread that will become the weft.
she'd
3[sheed]
contraction of she had.
contraction of she would.
shed
1/ ʃɛ»å /
verb
to pour forth or cause to pour forth
to shed tears
shed blood
to clarify or supply additional information about
to cast off or lose
the snake shed its skin
trees shed their leaves
(of a lorry) to drop (its load) on the road by accident
to abolish or get rid of (jobs, workers, etc)
to repel
this coat sheds water
(also intr) (in weaving) to form an opening between (the warp threads) in order to permit the passage of the shuttle
dialectÌý(tr) to make a parting in (the hair)
noun
(in weaving) the space made by shedding
short for watershed
a parting in the hair
shed
2/ ʃɛ»å /
noun
a small building or lean-to of light construction, used for storage, shelter, etc
a large roofed structure, esp one with open sides, used for storage, repairing locomotives, sheepshearing, etc
a large retail outlet in the style of a warehouse
another name for freezing works
at work
verb
(tr) to store (hay or wool) in a shed
shed
3/ ʃɛ»å /
verb
(tr) to separate or divide off (some farm animals) from the remainder of a group
a good dog can shed his sheep in a matter of minutes
noun
(of a dog) the action of separating farm animals
shed
4/ ʃɛ»å /
noun
physics a former unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 –52 square metre
she'd
5/ ʃ¾±Ë»å /
contraction
she had or she would
Usage
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- shedlike adjective
- shedable adjective
- sheddable adjective
- nonshedding adjective
- unshedding adjective
- ˈ²õ³ó±ð»å²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ˈ²õ³ó±ð»åËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ˈ²õ³ó±ð»å»å¾±²Ô²µ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of shed2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of shed1
Origin of shed2
Origin of shed3
Origin of shed4
Idioms and Phrases
shed blood,
to cause blood to flow.
to kill by violence; slaughter.
Example Sentences
I mean even though this is a depressing opera, the music is thrilling and I know I’m going to shed a tear at the end.
Disney cut several hundred employees in the U.S. and abroad, while Paramount shed hundreds of its domestic workforce and Warner Bros. eliminated several dozen positions.
Victory for South Africa in the World Test Championship final would be "massive for the country" as they bid to shed their tag as professional sport's serial bottlers, according to batting coach Ashwell Prince.
Wilson shed weight, quit taking street drugs and rejoined the Beach Boys on stage for the group’s 15th anniversary.
The event — co-hosted by the nonprofit research group Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety and the California Building Industry Assn. — pitted two tiny homes, about the size of sheds, against a fire.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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