shed
To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of.
Verb 4 meanings
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 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 sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
Noun 4 meanings
An opening between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
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.
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
Etymology
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-.
SHED at a glance
SHED has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + H 4 + E 1 + D 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,805 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with shed
All rhymes- PUBLISHED17
- FINISHED15
- ESTABLISHED17
- REACHED13
- WATCHED16
- LAUNCHED14
- ATTACHED14
- PUSHED12
- TOUCHED13
- LAUGHED12
- DISTINGUISHED19
- APPROACHED20
One letter away
- SEED5
- SUED5
- SHES7
- SHEA7
- SPED7
- SHEN7
- SLED5
- SYED8
- SHAD8
- SHEW10
- SHOD8
- AHED8
- SKED9
- SHET7
- STED5
- SNED5
- EHED8
- OHED8
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