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[adjective] (biology) shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
[verb] cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals
[verb] get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
[verb] cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
[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"
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\Shed\, n. [The same word as shade. See {Shade}.] 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}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. 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) 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) 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.
Synonyms for shed
caducous, cast, cast off, deciduous, disgorge, drop, exuviate, molt, moult, pour forth, shake off, slough, spill, throw, throw away, throw off
Antonyms: lasting, persistent
See also: apiary | autotomize | bee house | cast | cast off | coal house | desquamate | displace | drop | exfoliate | exuviate | molt | moult | move | outbuilding | peel off | pour | remove | seed | shake off | shed | shed | slough | take | take away | throw | throw away | throw off | withdraw | woodshed |
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Let's analyse "shed" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DEHS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1180 milliseconds. [info]
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shed: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five. |
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