shed
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
Types & categories
- outbuilding hypernym
- apiary hyponym
- boathouse hyponym
- coal house hyponym
- toolshed hyponym
- woodshed hyponym
Sense 2 verb
get rid of
he shed his image as a pushy boss
Types & categories
- remove hypernym
- slough hyponym
- abscise hyponym
- exfoliate hyponym
- autotomize hyponym
Sense 3 adjective
shed at an early stage of development
most amphibians have caducous gills
Related & opposite
- persistent antonym
- biology domain topic
- deciduous similar to
Sense 4 verb
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
shed tears
Types & categories
- pour hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
spill the beans all over the table
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- spill verb group
Sense 6 verb
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
our dog sheds every Spring
Types & categories
- shed hypernym
- desquamate hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | outbuilding |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | apiary |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | boathouse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coal house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toolshed |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | woodshed |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | remove |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | slough |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | abscise |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exfoliate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | autotomize |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | persistent |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | deciduous |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spillage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spill |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | pour |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | spill |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | seed |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | molter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | slough |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | molt |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | shedding |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | shed |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | desquamate |