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Shed
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- 1 shed at an early stage of development wordnet
- 1 A surname.
- 1 An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
- 2 A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
"wagon shed"
- 3 an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage wordnet
- 4 A distinction or dividing-line. obsolete
- 5 A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
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- 6 A parting in the hair. obsolete
- 7 An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality. British, derogatory, informal
- 8 The top of the head. obsolete
- 9 A British Rail Class 66 locomotive. British, informal
"Never saw that but we did stand and watch a pair of Sheds (156 and 165) speed north on a loaded steel."
- 10 An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
- 11 A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters.
- 12 Alternative form of woodshed. alt-of, alternative, slang
- 1 To part, separate or divide. UK, dialectal, transitive
"to shed something in two"
- 2 To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed. transitive
"On the Dava line, apart from the banking assistance given by the 4-4-0s, the traffic is handled by the standard class "5" 4-6-0s, known among the drivers as "Hikers"; these engines are shedded at Inverness and Perth."
- 3 cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers wordnet
- 4 To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of. ambitransitive
"You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed."
- 5 To woodshed. transitive
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- 6 to remove wordnet
- 7 To pour; to make flow. archaic, transitive
"Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood?"
- 8 cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over wordnet
- 9 To allow to flow or fall. transitive
"I didn't shed many tears when he left me."
- 10 pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities wordnet
- 11 To radiate, cast, give off (light). transitive
"to shed light on"
- 12 To pour forth, give off, impart. obsolete, transitive
"Sence now that he by the right honde of god exalted is, and hath receaved off the father the promys off the holy goost, he hath sheed forthe that which ye nowe se and heare."
- 13 To fall in drops; to pour. intransitive, obsolete
- 14 To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
"Her hair […] is shed with gray."
- 15 To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Etymology
From Middle English scheden, schede, from Old English scēadan, scādan (“to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between; remove from association or companionship; distinguish, discriminate, decide, determine, appoint; shatter, shed; expound; decree; write down; differ”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (compare West Frisian skiede, Dutch and German scheiden), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to cut, part, divide, separate”), from *skey-. See also Irish scian (“knife”), Lithuanian skėsti (“to spread”), ski̇́esti (“to separate”), Old Church Slavonic цѣдити (cěditi, “to filter, strain”), Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”), Old Armenian ցտեմ (cʻtem, “to scratch”), Sanskrit च्यति (cyáti, “he cuts off”)). Related to shoad, shit, sheath.
From Middle English sched, schede, schad, from a combination of Old English scēada (“a parting of the hair, top of the head”) and Old English ġesċēad (“distinction, reason”).
Dialectal variant of a specialized use of shade.
Dialectal variant of a specialized use of shade.
Variant of Shedd.
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