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Outbuilding vs. Shed — What's the Difference?

Outbuilding vs. Shed — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Outbuilding and Shed

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Outbuilding

A building separate from but associated with a main building.

Shed

A shed is typically a simple, single-story roofed structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, or as a workshop. Sheds vary considerably in their size and complexity of construction, from simple open-sided ones designed to cover bicycles or garden items to large wood-framed structures with shingled roofs, windows, and electrical outlets.

Outbuilding

A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building

Shed

A simple roofed structure used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop
A bicycle shed
A garden shed

Outbuilding

Present participle of outbuild
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Shed

Park (a vehicle) in a depot
The buses were temporarily shedded in that depot

Outbuilding

A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.

Shed

(of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground
Both varieties shed leaves in winter

Outbuilding

A building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building

Shed

Discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated)
Many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs

Shed

Cast or give off (light)
The full moon shed a watery light on the scene

Shed

Accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill
A lorry shed its load of steel bars

Shed

Eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits.

Shed

To have (a growth or covering) be disconnected or fall off by a natural process
A tree shedding its leaves.
A snake shedding its skin.
A dog shedding its hair.

Shed

To rid oneself of (something not wanted or needed)
I shed 25 pounds as a result of my new diet.

Shed

To take off (an article of clothing).

Shed

To produce and release (a tear or tears).

Shed

(Archaic) To pour forth.

Shed

To repel without allowing penetration
A duck's feathers shed water.

Shed

To diffuse or radiate; send forth or impart
A lamp that sheds a lot of light.

Shed

To lose a natural growth or covering by natural process
The cats are shedding now.

Shed

An elevation in the earth's surface from which water flows in two directions; a watershed.

Shed

Something, such as an exoskeleton or outer skin, that has been shed or sloughed.

Shed

The space made by raising certain warp threads on a loom and lowering others, allowing the woof to be passed between them.

Shed

A small structure, either freestanding or attached to a larger structure, serving for storage or shelter.

Shed

A large low structure often open on all sides.

Shed

To part, separate or divide.
To shed something in two.
To shed the sheep from the lambs.
A metal comb shed her golden hair.
We are shed with each other by an enormous distance.

Shed

(ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.
When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.

Shed

To pour; to make flow.

Shed

(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
I didn't shed many tears when he left me.
A tarpaulin sheds water.

Shed

(transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
Can you shed any light on this problem?

Shed

To pour forth, give off, impart.

Shed

To fall in drops; to pour.

Shed

To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.

Shed

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

Shed

To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.

Shed

To woodshed

Shed

(weaving) An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.

Shed

(obsolete) A distinction or dividing-line.

Shed

(obsolete) A parting in the hair.

Shed

(obsolete) The top of the head.

Shed

(obsolete) An area of land as distinguished from those around it.

Shed

(physics) A unit of area equivalent to 10−52 square meters; used in nuclear physics Category:en:Nuclear physics

Shed

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
A wagon shed; a wood shed; a garden shed

Shed

A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.

Shed

An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.

Shed

A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.

Shed

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.
The first Aletes born in lowly shed.
Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel.

Shed

A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.

Shed

A parting; a separation; a division.
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.

Shed

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

Shed

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

Shed

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

To separate; to divide.

Shed

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?
Twice seven consenting years have shedTheir utmost bounty on thy head.

Shed

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.

Shed

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

Shed

To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.

Shed

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

Shed

To fall in drops; to pour.
Such a rain down from the welkin shadde.

Shed

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.

Shed

An outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

Shed

Get rid of;
He shed his image as a pushy boss
Shed your clothes

Shed

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

Shed

Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over;
Spill the beans all over the table

Shed

Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers;
Out dog sheds every Spring

Shed

Shed at an early stage of development;
Most amphibians have caducous gills
The caducous calyx of a poppy

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