shed: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with D
Meaning of shed
verb
- UK, dialectal, transitive
To part, separate or divide.
Example: to shed something in two
- ambitransitive
To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of.
Example: You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
- transitive
To allow to flow or fall.
Example: I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
- transitive
To radiate, cast, give off (light).
Example: to shed light on
Listed forms: sheds, shedding, shedded.
Source: Wiktionary — shed.
noun
An opening between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
- obsolete
A distinction or dividing-line.
- obsolete
A parting in the hair.
Listed forms: sheds, shode, shead, shede.
Source: Wiktionary — shed.
noun
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
Example: wagon shed
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
- UK, derogatory, informal
An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
- UK, informal
A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
Listed forms: sheds.
Source: Wiktionary — shed.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for shed.
adjective
shed at an early stage of development
verb
to remove
verb
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
- spill
- pour forth
verb
cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shed in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shed
S(1) + H(4) + E(1) + D(2) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of shed
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shed
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shed. Showing up to 24, longest first.