Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shed \Shed\, n.
   1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

            They say also that the manner of making the shed of
            newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a
            javelin came up then likewise.        --Sir T.
                                                  North.

   2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in
      composition, as in bloodshed.

   3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in
      composition, as in watershed.

   4. (Weaving) The passageway between the threads of the warp
      through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top
      and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate
      threads.

Shed \Shed\, n. [The same word as shade. See {Shade}.]
   A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter
   something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding;
   a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.

         The first Aletes born in lowly shed.     --Fairfax.

         Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. --Sandys.

Shed \Shed\, v. i.
   1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.]

            Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. --Chaucer.

   2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a
      covering or envelope.

            White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and
            black as they stand.                  --Mortimer.

Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS.
   sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS.
   sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth.
   skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L.
   scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch.
   also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. {Chisel},
   {Concise}, {Schism}, {Sheading}, {Sheath}, {Shide}.]
   1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of
      Brunne.

   2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self;
      to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour
      forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed
      tears; the clouds shed rain.

            Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak.

            Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost
            bounty on thy head.                   --Wordsworth.

   3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair,
      feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers;
      serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.

   4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight
      roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.

   5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] ``Her hair . .
      . is shed with gray.'' --B. Jonson.

   6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a
      shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS.
   sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS.
   sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth.
   skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L.
   scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch.
   also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. {Chisel},
   {Concise}, {Schism}, {Sheading}, {Sheath}, {Shide}.]
   1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of
      Brunne.

   2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self;
      to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour
      forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed
      tears; the clouds shed rain.

            Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak.

            Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost
            bounty on thy head.                   --Wordsworth.

   3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair,
      feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers;
      serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.

   4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight
      roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.

   5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] ``Her hair . .
      . is shed with gray.'' --B. Jonson.

   6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a
      shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.

Shed \Shed\, n. (A["e]ronautics)
   A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.

Source : WordNet®

shed
     adj : shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have
           caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn:
           {caducous}] [ant: {persistent}]
     [also: {shedding}]

shed
     n : an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or
         storage
     v 1: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
          clothes" [syn: {cast}, {cast off}, {shake off}, {throw},
           {throw off}, {throw away}, {drop}]
     2: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or
        small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed
        His grace on Thee" [syn: {spill}, {pour forth}]
     3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or
        over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: {spill},
        {disgorge}]
     4: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every
        Spring" [syn: {molt}, {exuviate}, {moult}, {slough}]
     [also: {shedding}]