Word Meanings - SHEDDING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood. 2. That which is shed, or cast off. Wordsworth.

Related words: (words related to SHEDDING)

• BLOODSUCKER
  Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species. 2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. Shak. 3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an
• CASTLEWARD
  See CASTLEGUARD
• SEPARATISM
  The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
• BLOODSHEDDER
  One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.
• CASTLE
  1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and violence, as for his repose. Coke. Our castle's strength Will laugh
• BLOODULF
  The European bullfinch.
• CAST-IRON
  Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
• BLOODROOT
  A plant , with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort, turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant
• CASTLING
  That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne.
• SEPARATIVE
  Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue of extreme cold." Boyle.
• CASTOR BEAN
  The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
• CASTOR
  A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality
• CASTING
  1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. 2. The act or process of making cast or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. 3. That which is cast in a mold; esp.
• BLOODY-MINDED
  Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty. Dryden.
• BLOODSHEDDING
  Bloodshed. Shak.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• CASTER
  1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts. 2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters. 3. A stand to hold a set of cruets. 4. A small wheel
• SEPARATICAL
  Of or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical. Dr. T. Dwight.
• BLOODINESS
  1. The state of being bloody. 2. Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness. All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature. Holland.
• CASTAWAY
  1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked. 2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate. Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Cor. ix. 27.
• 'SBLOOD
  An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath. Shak.
• AFTERCAST
  A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower.
• INSEPARATE
  Not separate; together; united. Shak.
• UNDERCAST
  To cast under or beneath.
• MOLECAST
  A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill. Mortimer.
• CRITICASTER
  A contemptible or vicious critic. The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters. Swinburne.
• DODECASTYLE
  Having twelve columns in front. -- n.