shed
Pronunciation: (shed), [key] — n.
- a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc.
- a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end.
shed
Pronunciation: (shed), [key] — v., n. shed, shed•ding,
—v.t. - to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- to emit and let fall, as tears.
- to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.).
- to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water.
- to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process.
- to separate (the warp) in forming a shed.
—v.i. - to fall off, as leaves.
- to drop out, as hair, seed, grain, etc.
- to cast off hair, feathers, skin, or other covering or parts by natural process.
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- to cause blood to flow.
- to kill by violence; slaughter.
—n. - (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
she'd
Pronunciation: (shēd), [key] - contraction of she had.
- contraction of she would.
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