shed.
To part, separate or divide.
Meaning & usage
To part, separate or divide.
to shed something in two
to shed the sheep from the lambs
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.
When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.
To pour; to make flow.
To allow to flow or fall.
I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
A tarpaulin sheds water.
To radiate, cast, give off (light).
to shed light on
Can you shed any light on this problem?
To pour forth, give off, impart.
To fall in drops; to pour.
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Where this word 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.
An opening between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
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.
Where this word 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”).
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
wood shed
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters.
Alternative form of woodshed.
Where this word comes from
Dialectal variant of a specialized use of shade.
To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
To woodshed.
Where this word comes from
Dialectal variant of a specialized use of shade.
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