Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shed]
- /ʃɛd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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".
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