shedding
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process whereby something is shed
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- abscission hyponym
- molt hyponym
Related & opposite
- slough derivation
Sense 2 noun
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
Types & categories
- organic phenomenon hypernym
Related & opposite
- desquamate derivation
- flake off derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slough |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | abscission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | molt |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | desquamate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flake off |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic phenomenon |