shed

IPA: ʃˈɛd

(weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
(obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.
(obsolete) A parting in the hair.
(obsolete) The top of the head.
(obsolete) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
(physics) A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters; used in nuclear physics
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
(Britain, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
(Britain, rail transport, informal) A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
A surname.

(transitive, obsolete, UK, dialectal) To part, separate or divide.
(transitive, intransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
(transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.
(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
(transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light).
(obsolete, transitive) To pour forth, give off, impart.
(obsolete, intransitive) To fall in drops; to pour.
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
(weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
(transitive) To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
(transitive, music) To woodshed.

Examples of "shed" in Sentences

He lived in the shed with animals.
Firewood is stored in the nearby wood shed.
He lived in the shed of the garden of Number 6.
Do the Eucalyptus shed their leaves in the summer
The decidua is shed during the parturition process.
This mechanism to shed leaves is called abscission.
The Friary shed was situated to the south of the station.
The fire started in a shed to the northeast of the church.
The hybrid is deciduous, and the leaves are shed in autumn.
By her estimation, he hadnt heard a word shed said for at least five minutes.
As in leaf shedding, an abscission layer forms and the branch is shed cleanly.
Nash hadnt heard a word shed said until she uttered the acronym of his employer.
They say, "You shall be punished if you are caught sleeping outside your shed: _but there is no shed_."
So you have to be prepared to get it wrong, indeed a wood-burning stove in the shed is probably an asset!
In the back of the shed is a mint condition model T.? its not shed and its not model T. i think my computer is crazy.
Without a word shed poured two large whiskies and stretched herself out on the bed, her back to the headboard, patting the place beside her.
Youll stick out like a sore thumb if you dress thatcasually, she finished, looking as if the word shed wanted to use was a lot worse than casually.
Generally speaking, the term shed is applied to unheated, simple wooden structures; for instance, the wood-shed, the tool-shed, a carriage-house, or a hay-barn.