shed
Adjective
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referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organismssimilar to: deciduous - (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growthsame as: caducous
Noun
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is a type of: outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
Verb
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is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstractsubtypes:
- exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
- abscise - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
- exfoliate - cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- autotomise, autotomize - cause a body part to undergo autotomy
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is a type of: pour - cause to runsame as: pour forth, spill
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is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesubtypes: seed - go to seed; shed seeds
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subtypes: desquamate, peel off - peel off in scales
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