shed \shed\, v. i.
   1. to fall in drops; to pour. obs.
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            such a rain down from the welkin shadde. --chaucer.
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   2. to let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a
      covering or envelope.
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            white oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and
            black as they stand.                  --mortimer.
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shed \shed\, v. t. imp.  p. p. shed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   shedding. oe. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, as.
   sc=adan, sce'adan, to pert, to separate; akin to os.
   sk??an, ofries. sk?tha, g. scheiden, ohg. sceidan, goth.
   skaidan, and probably to lith. sk"edu i part, separate, l.
   scindere to cleave, to split, gr. ???, skr. chid, and perch.
   also to l. caedere to cut. root159. cf. chisel,
   concise, schism, sheading, sheath, shide.
   1. to separate; to divide. obs. or prov. eng. --robert of
      brunne.
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   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.
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            did romeo's hand shed tybalt's blood? --shak.
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            twice seven consenting years have shed
            their utmost bounty on thy head.      --wordsworth.
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   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.
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   4. to cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight
      roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
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   5. to sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. r. "her hair . .
      . is shed with gray." --b. jonson.
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   6. weaving to divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a
      shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
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see also:
shed shedding chisel concise schism sheading 
sheath shide 

shed \shed\ she^d, n. the same word as shade. see shade.
   1. a slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter
      something; a structure often open in front; an
      outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.
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            the first aletes born in lowly shed.  --fairfax.
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            sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. --sandys.
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   2. aeronautics a covered structure for housing aircraft; a
      hangar.
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see also:
shade 

shed \shed\, n.
   1. a parting; a separation; a division. obs. or prov. eng.
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            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.
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   2. the act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in
      composition, as in bloodshed.
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   3. that which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in
      composition, as in watershed.
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   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.
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shed
     adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have
           caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" syn:
           caducous ant: persistent
     n : an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or
         storage
     v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
          clothes" syn: cast, cast off, shake off, throw,
           throw off, throw away, drop
     2: 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" syn: spill, pour forth
     3: cause or allow a solid substance to flow or run out or
        over; "spill the beans all over the table" syn: spill,
        disgorge
     4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every
        spring" syn: molt, exuviate, moult, slough
     also: shedding
see also:
caducous persistent cast cast off shake off throw 
throw off throw away drop spill pour forth 
disgorge molt exuviate moult slough 
shedding 

68 moby thesaurus words for "shed":
   nissen hut, quonset hut, abandon, addition, booth, cashier, cast,
   cast off, cote, crib, defoliate, desquamate, discard, discharge,
   divest, dock, doff, drop, emanate, emit, exude, exuviate,
   flake off, focus, gatehouse, hangar, housing, hut, hutch, impart,
   jettison, junk, kiosk, lean-to, let fall, molt, ooze, outbuilding,
   outhouse, pavilion, peel off, pen, penthouse, pour forth, radiate,
   reject, release, scatter, scrap, sentry box, shack, shanty,
   shelter, shine, slip, slough, spill, spread, stall, structure,
   take off, throw, throw away, throw off, throw out, tollbooth,
   tollhouse, weep

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