English Explanatory Dictionary

shed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To part, separate or divide.
  2. To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of.
  3. To pour; to make flow.
  4. To allow to flow or fall.
  5. To radiate, cast, give off (light).
  6. To pour forth, give off, impart.
  7. To fall in drops; to pour.
  8. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
  9. To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
noun
  1. An opening between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
  2. A distinction or dividing-line.
  3. A parting in the hair.
  4. The top of the head.
  5. An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
  3. An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
  4. A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
  5. A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters.
  6. Alternative form of woodshed.
verb
  1. To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
  2. To woodshed.
name
  1. A surname.
adj
  1. Relating to topics of self-harm, eating disorders, or suicidal ideation.

Pronunciation

shěd /ʃɛd/ en-us-shed.ogg

Word forms

shed sheds shedding shedded shode shead shede

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-. 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.

Synonyms

banger beater bucket of bolts bucket of rust clunker crate crock flivver hooptie jalopy junker lemon old banger rattletrap rustbucket shed shitbox shitpot shitcan shitbucket tin Lizzie wreck

Related words

cabin hovel hut kiosk outbuilding pergola shack shanty stall storehouse

Derived words

bloodshed deshedding shed a tear shed blood sheddable sheddase shedder shed light on shed light upon shed skin shed tears unshed air shed countershed cultureshed foodshed problemshed serviceshed shedful shedhand shedista shedrow shedworker shedworking watershed driveshed milkshed bicycle shed bike shed bikeshed boat shed car shed cartshed cattleshed coalshed cookshed cowshed engine shed garden shed goods shed gunshed hayshed locomotive shed locoshed matshed megashed my head's a shed not the sharpest tool in the shed playshed potting shed reception shed running shed shearing shed shed find shedless shedlike shedload shedmaster shed out shed roof
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