shed
noun [C] /ʃed/Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things: a garden shed a tool/bicycle shedGarden buildings and structuresBuildings for storing things › a large, simple building used for a particular activity: the lambing shedGarden buildings and structures
(Definition of shed noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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