shed

shed
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. shelter, lean-to; shack, shanty, hangar, train shed. See abode. —v. t. spill, pour out; drop, cast off; molt, slough off; spread, diffuse, scatter. See divestment, ejection, dispersion.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. shelter, outbuilding, hut, lean-to, woodshed.
v.
Syn. drop, let fall, send forth, give forth, shower down, cast, molt, exuviate, slough, discard, exude, emit, scatter, sprinkle.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
shack, shanty, hut, lean-to, outbuilding, shelter, hutch, outhouse, storage building, workshop, hangar.
II
v.
throw off, cast off, drop, discard, slough off, molt, peel, defoliate, exude, discharge, give off, emit, pour forth, radiate, diffuse.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To send out heat, light, or energy: cast, emit, irradiate, project, radiate, throw. See MOVE. 2. To cast off by a natural process: exuviate, molt, slough2, throw off. See PUT ON.

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