shed
get rid of
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,276 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,667 times across 191,625 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- get rid of also: cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away he shed his image as a pushy bossshed your clothes
- pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities also: spill, pour forth shed tearsspill blood
- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over also: spill, disgorge spill the beans all over the table
- cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers also: molt, exuviate, moult, slough our dog sheds every Spring
noun
- an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
adjective
- shed at an early stage of development also: caducous most amphibians have caducous gillsthe caducous calyx of a poppy
shed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Prisoners have been known to shed tears over the grave of their jailer.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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For I was taught in Paradise To ease my breast of melodies-- Shed no tear.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Hundreds of tapers burnt upon golden candlesticks, and shed a light like the brightest day.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The peculiar sensitiveness of the southern white men for women, never shed its protecting influence about them.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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The great barriers moulted not more feathers, than he hath shed hairs, by the confession of his doctor.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1