| VERB | contact | shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop | get rid of |
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| contact | shed, spill, pour forth | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities | |
| contact | shed, spill, disgorge | cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run ... / run out or over | |
| body | shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | |
| NOUN | artifact | shed | an outbuilding with a single story |
| ADJECTIVE | all | shed, caducous | shed at an early stage / stage of development |
| Sounds | sheh'd | |
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| Rhymes | abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd... | |
| Meaning | shed at an early stage / stage of development. | |
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| Synonym | caducous | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Narrower | deciduous | (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth |
| Opposite | persistent, lasting | Retained |
| Catalan | caduc | |
| Meaning | An outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage. | |
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| Narrower | apiary, bee house | A shed containing a number of beehives |
| boathouse | A shed at the edge of a river or lake | |
| coal house | A shed for storing coal | |
| toolshed, toolhouse | A shed for storing tools | |
| woodshed | A shed for storing firewood or garden tools | |
| Broader | outbuilding | A building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building |
| Spanish | barraca, cobertizo | |
| Catalan | barraca, cabana, cobert, rafal | |
| Meaning | Get rid of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop | |
| Narrower | abscise | shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue |
| autotomize, autotomise | Cause a body part to undergo autotomy | |
| exfoliate | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters | |
| shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | arrojar, dejar caer, despojarse, librarse de, mudar, quitarse de encima, quitarse, sacudirse algo, tirar, vaciar | |
| Catalan | desfer-se de, mudar de, treure's | |
| Meaning | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | spill, pour forth | |
| Broader | pour | Cause to run |
| Spanish | derramarse, derramar, verter | |
| Catalan | escampar-se, vessar | |
| Meaning | Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run ... / run out or over. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | spill, disgorge | |
| Narrower | seed | go to seed |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Similar to | spill, slop, splatter | Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container |
| Spanish | derramar, desparramar, verter | |
| Catalan | abocar, escampar, vessar-se, vessar | |
| Meaning | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "our dog sheds every Spring" | |
| Synonyms | molt, exuviate, moult, slough | |
| Narrower | desquamate, peel off | peel off in scales |
| Broader | shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop | Get rid of |
| Spanish | cambiar, mudar, pelechar | |
| Catalan | canviar, mudar | |
| Nouns | shedding | the process whereby something is shed |
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