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How to pronounce shed in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms exuviate, molt, moult, slough
Type of shake off, throw off, throw away, throw, cast, cast off, drop
Has types peel off, desquamate
Derivation shedding


our dog sheds every Spring.
Type Words
Synonyms pour forth, spill
Type of pour


shed tears.
God shed His grace on Thee.
Type Words
Synonyms disgorge, spill
Type of displace, move
Has types seed
Verb group slop, spill, splatter
Type Words
Synonyms cast, cast off, drop, shake off, throw, throw away, throw off
Type of take away, remove, take, withdraw
Has types molt, exuviate, slough, exfoliate, autotomize, autotomise, abscise, moult


he shed his image as a pushy boss.
shed your clothes.
Type Words
Synonyms caducous
Type Words
Type of outbuilding
Has types woodshed, bee house, apiary, boathouse, coal house, toolshed, toolhouse

Examples of shed

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You're left with the large corporate sector, which has shed only 3 million jobs.
From the businessweek.com
NutriSystem's ads feature actual customers, such as Duren, who have shed pounds.
From the businessweek.com
Five schools in that category last year improved enough to shed the designation.
From the sacbee.com
Recent studies have shed light on potential risks associated with cellphone use.
From the infowars.com
The local currency shed 12 per cent in the three months through to September 30.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Now I've seen two, and both of them shed new light on the much-hyped technology.
From the stltoday.com
In his closing speech, Raul shed some light on the leadership's decision making.
From the sacbee.com
Public employee unions do not willingly shed jobs or chop salaries and benefits.
From the ocregister.com
Massey lost 20 pounds and shed 8 inches from his waist by shimmying and shaking.
From the abcnews.go.com
More examples
  • An outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
  • Caducous: shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
  • Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
  • Spill: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"
  • Spill: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
  • Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
  • A shed is typically a simple, single-story structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, or as a workshop.
  • Shed is an Ancient Egyptian deity, popularly called, 'the savior' and is first recorded after the Amarna Period. Representing the concept of salvation he is identified with Horus and in particular "Horus the Child". ...
  • Renu00E9 Pawlowitz (born 1975 in Frankfurt/Oder) is a Berlin-based techno DJ and producer, better known under his moniker Shed.