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How to spell shed

What it means: A small building for storage.

In a sentence: The cat likes to nap in the shed. ▶

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as sheded or shid.

Same family: shedding, shed (noun, building), molt, cast off. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The verb "shed" comes from Old English "sceadan," meaning "to separate or divide." Over time, its meaning narrowed to include the idea of casting off things like hair, skin, or leaves.

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