shed
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(verb) cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; of animals |
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Synonyms: exuviate, molt, moult, slough |
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Related Words: cast, cast off, desquamate, drop, peel off, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off |
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(verb) get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss" |
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Synonyms: cast, cast off, drop, shake off, throw, throw away, throw off |
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Related Words: autotomize, exfoliate, exuviate, molt, moult, remove, shed, slough, take, take away |
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(noun) an single-storied outbuilding for shelter or storage |
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Related Words: apiary, bee house, coal house, outbuilding, woodshed |
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(verb) cause to flow out or over; "spill the beans all over the table" |
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Synonyms: disgorge, spill |
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Related Words: displace, move, seed |
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(verb) pour in drops; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; also metaphorically, as in "God shed His grace on Thee" |
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Synonyms: pour forth, spill |
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Related Words: pour |
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(adjective) (biology) shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" |
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Synonyms: caducous |
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