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boathouse |
a small building or shed built near or partly over the water's edge, and used to store boats. |
break loose |
to shed inhibitions or emotional ties that restrain one. [1/2 definitions] |
cast |
to cause to fall upon a person, object, or idea; shed. [1/18 definitions] |
cry |
to weep or shed tears as the result of pain or emotion. [1/11 definitions] |
dandruff |
a thin crust that forms on the scalp and is shed in flaky particles. |
dealate |
having lost the wings in combat, through injury, or the like, as certain insects that shed their wings after the mating flight. |
deer |
any of a family of large, swift, hoofed mammals, such as the white-tailed deer or the reindeer, the males of which usu. have antlers that grow and are shed yearly. [1/2 definitions] |
drain |
(of land) to shed (rainwater or agricultural water). [1/12 definitions] |
exuviate |
to shed (skin); molt. |
hovel |
a small uncovered shed. [1/2 definitions] |
lachrymatory |
a small vase often found in ancient Roman tombs, formerly supposed to have been used to collect the tears shed by mourners. [1/2 definitions] |
larch |
any of several trees that bear cones and resemble evergreens but shed their needles in fall; tamarack. [1/2 definitions] |
molt |
to shed or cast off an outer layer, such as skin, feathers, fur, or horns, as part of a periodic process of renewal. [3/4 definitions] |
outhouse |
an outbuilding, often a small shed housing an outdoor toilet; privy. |
penthouse |
a sloping shed attached to a wall. [1/3 definitions] |
ropewalk |
a long narrow shed or building in which ropes are made. [1/2 definitions] |
seed |
to shed seeds. [1/9 definitions] |
shell |
to shed or come out of a shell or shells. [1/12 definitions] |
slough2 |
cast-off dead tissue, such as the outer skin shed by a snake. [3/4 definitions] |
spill1 |
to cause (blood) to flow, as in killing or wounding; shed (blood). [1/10 definitions] |
sugarhouse |
a building or shed where maple sap is boiled down to make maple syrup and maple sugar. |
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