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shed

/ shed /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
Type of:
outbuilding
Kinds of:
apiary bee house coal house woodshed
verb Sense 2
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
"out dog sheds every Spring"
Type of:
cast cast off shake off
Kinds of:
desquamate peel off
Derived:
slough shedding sloughing molter moulter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"
"shed your clothes"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
molt exuviate moult slough abscise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
"spill the beans all over the table"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
seed
Verb group:
spill slop splatter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
pour
Derived:
spill spillage release
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective Sense 6
shed at an early stage of development
"most amphibians have caducous gills"
"the caducous calyx of a poppy"
Similar:
deciduous
Opposites:
persistent lasting
Domain:
biology biological science
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

outbuilding apiary bee house coal house woodshed cast cast off shake off desquamate peel off remove take