shedding

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English

Definitions

verb

To part, separate or divide.“A metal comb shed her golden hair.”
To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.“When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.”
To pour; to make flow.
To allow to flow or fall.“A tarpaulin sheds water.”

verb

To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.

noun

The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.“the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament”
That which is shed, or cast off.

Related words

Synonyms

sloughing spillage spilling outflow dropping dispersion dispersal scaling falling collapse peeling fall throwing waterfall drain excretion

Associated

oily osprey ecdysis coating vortices plump lanceolate exoskeleton brushing oils tears vortex

Rhymes

spreading wedding heading treading sledding threading shredding dreading breading featherbedding

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