shed in English: A small, simple building in a garden, used for keeping tools and other things. (noun)

Translation

A small, simple building in a garden, used for keeping tools and other things.

Word origin

Thought to come from an old form of shade, from Old English scead, meaning shelter.

Gender

Pluralsheds

spades rakes .

A shed is a small wooden building for storing things.

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In Britain, the garden shed is a famous place for hobbies.

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Here "shed" is a verb - to let something fall away or drop off.

garden

A piece of ground next to a house where you grow flowers, grass, or food.

tool

A thing you hold in your hand to help you do work, such as a hammer or a knife.

house

A building where people live, usually a home for one family.

wood

The hard material that trees are made of, used to build and burn.

build

To make something by putting parts together, like a house or a wall.

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