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shed¹
- /ʃɛd/
Rhymes with -ɛd
Where it comes from
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.
verb sheds · shedding · shed · shedded
- To part, separate or divide. to shed something in two
- To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of. You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
- To pour; to make flow. Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood?
- To allow to flow or fall. I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
- To radiate, cast, give off (light). to shed light on
- To pour forth, give off, impart. 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.
- To fall in drops; to pour.
- To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. Her hair […] is shed with gray.
- To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
shed²
- /ʃɛd/
Rhymes with -ɛd
Where it comes from
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”).
noun sheds · shode · shead · shede
- An opening between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven. Open the shed. Working in the direction that the shuttle will travel, insert the pick-up stick under the first 8 warp ends (including both lifted and lowered ends) and under the last 9 ends, passing through the open shed in between.
- A distinction or dividing-line.
- A parting in the hair.
- The top of the head.
- An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
shed³
- /ʃɛd/
Rhymes with -ɛd
Where it comes from
Dialectal variant of a specialized use of shade.
noun sheds
- 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
- A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
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An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
Similar: banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver, gas guzzler, hooptie, jalopy, junker
- A British Rail Class 66 locomotive. Never saw that but we did stand and watch a pair of Sheds (156 and 165) speed north on a loaded steel.
- A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters.
- Alternative form of woodshed
verb sheds · shedding · shedded
- To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed. 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.
- To woodshed.
Shed⁴
Where it comes from
Variant of Shedd.
proper noun Sheds
- A surname.
SHED⁵
Where it comes from
From SH (“self-harm”) + ED (“eating disorder”).
adjective
- Relating to topics of self-harm, eating disorders, or suicidal ideation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pour forth, spill, throw, cast, shake off, throw away, drop, disgorge, cast off, throw off, caducous, exuviate, molt, moult, slough, pour
Translations
Every language
verb to part or divide
| Español | separar |
|---|---|
| Português | dividir |
| Français | séparer |
| Deutsch | teilen, trennen |
| Italiano | separare |
verb to cast off, to let fall, be divested of
| Português | descartar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | abwerfen, fallen lassen, häuten |
| Italiano | togliersi, gettare |
| Ελληνικά | απορρίπτω aporrípto, απαλλάσσομαι apallássomai |
| Русский | сбра́сывать sbrásyvatʹ, линять linjatʹ |
verb to pour; to make flow
| Español | verter |
|---|---|
| Português | verter |
| Français | verser |
| Deutsch | vergießen |
| Italiano | versare |
| Ελληνικά | χύνω chýno |
| Русский | пролива́ть prolivátʹ, проли́ть prolítʹ |
verb to allow to flow or fall
| Español | derramar |
|---|---|
| Português | derramar |
| Deutsch | vergießen, verschütten, durchlassen |
| Italiano | versare |
| Ελληνικά | χύνω chýno |
| Русский | пролива́ть prolivátʹ, проли́ть prolítʹ |
verb to radiate, cast, give off
| 한국어 | 비추다 |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verströmen, abgeben, ausstrahlen, abstrahlen, werfen, näher erläutern |
| Italiano | gettare, irradiare, emanare |
| Ελληνικά | ρίχνω ríchno, χύνω chýno |
noun temporary structure to shelter something
| Español | cobertizo, galpón, sotechado, tinglado, tejaván, tejabán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헛간 heotgan, 광 gwang |
| 日本語 | 小屋 koya, 仮小屋 karigoya |
| 中文 | 棚子 péngzi |
| हिन्दी | कुटिया kuṭiyā, कुटी kuṭī, झोंपड़ी jhõpṛī |
| Português | barracão, galpão |
| Français | hangar, baraque |
| Deutsch | Schuppen |
| Italiano | ripostiglio, baracca |
| Ελληνικά | παράπηγμα parápigma, καλύβα kalýva, αποθήκη apothíki |
| Русский | сара́й saráj, наве́с navés |
| Tiếng Việt | lán |
| العربية | سَقِيفَة saqīfa |
| עברית | צְרִיף tsrif |
noun poor quality automobile
| Español | carraca |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Karre, Rostlaube |
| Русский | драндуле́т drandulét, тарата́йка taratájka, таранта́йка tarantájka |
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title = {shed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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