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sheddable

shed
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shed]
    • /ʃɛd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shed]
    • /ʃɛd/

Definitions of sheddable word

  • verb with object sheddable to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain. 1
  • verb with object sheddable to emit and let fall, as tears. 1
  • verb with object sheddable to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.). 1
  • verb with object sheddable to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water. 1
  • verb with object sheddable to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process. 1
  • verb with object sheddable Textiles. to separate (the warp) in forming a shed. 1

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Origin of sheddable

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English s(c)hed(d)en (v.), Old English scēadan, variant of sceādan; cognate with German scheiden to divide

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Parts of speech for Sheddable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sheddable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sheddable usage trend in Literature

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