shed
noun/ʃed/
/ʃed/
often in compounds- a small simple building, usually built of wood or metal, used for keeping things in
- a bicycle shed
- (British English) a garden shed
- a tool shed
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wooden
- lean-to
- storage
- …
- in a/the shed
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- (British English) a large industrial building, used for working in or keeping equipment
- an engine shed
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- engine
- railway
- train
- …
- (Australian English, New Zealand English) a building with open sides where the wool is cut off sheep (= they are sheared) or where cows are milkedTopics Farmingc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- engine
- railway
- train
- …
see also cowshed, potting shed, woodshed
Word Originnoun late 15th cent.: apparently a variant of the noun shade.
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