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n. an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

v. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"

v. 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"

slough, molt, moult, exuviate

v. cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"

throw, cast, drop, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

caducous

adj. shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"

store, storage, storehouse, depot, entrepot

n. a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"

hutch, hut, hovel, shack, shanty

n. small crude shelter used as a dwelling

lean-to

n. rough shelter whose roof has only one slope

show, display, reveal

v. make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

pitch, toss, flip, sky

v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

take off, doff

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

drop

v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

dribble, filter, trickle

v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

drip, fall in drops

v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

project

v. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

persistent, lasting

adj. retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"

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