Shed \Shed\, v. i.

1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. [1913 Webster]

White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and black as they stand. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Shed \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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. [1913 Webster]

5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.]

"Her hair . . . is shed with gray." --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Shed \Shed\ (sh[e^]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. [1913 Webster]

The first Aletes born in lowly shed. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]

Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]

2. (Aeronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Shed \Shed\, n.

1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. [1913 Webster]

3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

shed adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: caducous] [ant: persistent]

noun

an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

verb

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]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Shed \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Shed \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Shed \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Shed \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Shed \Shed\, n. (A["e]ronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)