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  • 31shed — camp·shed; jam·shed·pur; shed; shed·der; shed·man; un·shed; shed·ding; …

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  • 32shed — [ʃed] (present participle shedding; past tense past participle shed) verb [T] I 1) to get rid of something that is not wanted The company shed a further 250 jobs this month.[/ex] 2) to let something fall off as part of a natural process Deciduous …

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  • 33shed — 1. n. 1 a one storeyed structure usu. of wood for storage or shelter for animals etc., or as a workshop. 2 a large roofed structure with one side open, for storing or maintaining machinery etc. 3 Austral. & NZ an open sided building for shearing… …

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  • 34shed — shed1 shedlike, adj. /shed/, n. 1. a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc. 2. a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end. [1475 85; var. of SHADE] shed2 shedable, sheddable, adj. /shed/, v., she …

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  • 35shed — English has two distinct words shed. The verb [OE] originally meant ‘divide, separate, split’ (a 14th century religious poem paraphrased Genesis with ‘the sun to shed the day from the night’), and the modern range of senses, ‘give off, drop’, did …

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  • 36shed — I noun a shed in the garden Syn: hut, lean to, outhouse, outbuilding, cabin, shack II verb 1) the trees shed their leaves Syn: drop, scatter, spill 2) the caterpillar shed its skin …

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  • 37shed — English has two distinct words shed. The verb [OE] originally meant ‘divide, separate, split’ (a 14th century religious poem paraphrased Genesis with ‘the sun to shed the day from the night’), and the modern range of senses, ‘give off, drop’, did …

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  • 38shed — v. (D; tr.) to shed on (to shed light on a mystery) ( to clear up a mystery ) * * * [ʃed] (D; tr.) to shed on ( to clear up a mystery ; to shed light on a mystery) …

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  • 39shed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small simple building for keeping things in ADJECTIVE ▪ wooden ▪ lean to (BrE) ▪ storage ▪ equipment, tool ▪ …

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  • 40shed — 1. verb /ʃɛd/ a) To part or divide. A metal comb shed her golden hair. b) To pour; to make flow. I have shed the blood of our enemies. 2. noun /ʃɛd/ …

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