| Shed |
n. |
A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar. |
| Shed |
n. |
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. |
| Shed |
imp. & p. p. |
of Shed |
| Shed |
v. t. |
To separate; to divide. |
| Shed |
v. t. |
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. |
| Shed |
v. t. |
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. |
| Shed |
v. t. |
To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. |
| Shed |
v. t. |
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. |
| Shed |
v. t. |
To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. |
| Shed |
v. i. |
To fall in drops; to pour. |
| Shed |
v. i. |
To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope. |
| Shed |
n. |
A parting; a separation; a division. |
| Shed |
n. |
The act of shedding or spilling;
used only in composition, as in bloodshed. |
| Shed |
n. |
That which parts, divides, or sheds;
used in composition, as in watershed. |
| Shed |
n. |
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. |
