shed
Because it is a word with a single syllable, shed is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofshed
- To part, separate or divide.
Example: "A metal comb shed her golden hair."
- To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
Example: "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.
Example: "A tarpaulin sheds water."
- To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
Example: "Can you shed any light on this problem?"
- To pour forth, give off, impart.
- To fall in drops; to pour.
- To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
- To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
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