Bible Dictionaries
Shed

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain.

(2):

(v. t.) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.

(3):

(v. t.) To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.

(4):

(v. t.) To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.

(5):

(n.) A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.

(6):

(v. t.) To separate; to divide.

(7):

(v. i.) To fall in drops; to pour.

(8):

(v. i.) To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.

(9):

(n.) A parting; a separation; a division.

(10):

(n.) The act of shedding or spilling; - used only in composition, as in bloodshed.

(11):

(n.) That which parts, divides, or sheds; - used in composition, as in watershed.

(12):

(n.) The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.

(13):

(imp. & p. p.) of Shed

(14):

(v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

(15):

(n.) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shed'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shed.html. 1828.