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shed

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1. shed - Noun

2. shed - Adjective

3. shed - Verb

5. Shed - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

of Shed

To separate; to divide.

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.

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.

To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.

To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

To fall in drops; to pour.

To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.

A parting; a separation; a division.

The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed.

That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. Harriet Beecher Stowe

Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed. Natalie Clifford Barney

If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. William Shakespeare

Where blood has been shed the tree of forgiveness cannot grow. Brazilian Proverb

If blood is spilt on you before breakfast, you will shed blood before nightfall. Darkovan Proverb

The young shed many skins. Irish Proverb

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