Shed vs. Spill: What's the Difference?

Shed
A shed is typically a simple, single-story roofed structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, or as a workshop. Sheds vary considerably in the complexity of their construction and their size, from small open-sided tin-roofed structures to large wood-framed sheds with shingled roofs, windows, and electrical outlets. Sheds used on farms or in industry can be large structures. The main types of shed construction are metal sheathing over a metal frame, plastic sheathing and frame, all-wood construction (the roof may be asphalt shingled or sheathed in tin), and vinyl-sided sheds built over a wooden frame.
A culture of shed enthusiasts exists in several countries for people who enjoy building sheds and spending time in them for relaxation. In Australia and New Zealand there are magazines called The Shed, an association for shed hobbyists (the Australian Men’s Shed Association), and a book entitled Men and Sheds.

Wikipedia

Shed (verb)
To part, separate or divide.
“To shed something in two.”
“To shed the sheep from the lambs.”
“A metal comb shed her golden hair.”
“We are shed with each other by an enormous distance.”
Shed (verb)
To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
“You must shed your fear of the unknown before you can proceed.”
“When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.”
Shed (verb)
To pour; to make flow.
Shed (verb)
To allow to flow or fall.
“I didn’t shed many tears when he left me.”
“A tarpaulin sheds water.”
Shed (verb)
To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
“Can you shed any light on this problem?”
Shed (verb)
To pour forth, give off, impart.
Shed (verb)
To fall in drops; to pour.
Shed (verb)
To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
Shed (verb)
To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Shed (noun)
An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
Shed (noun)
A distinction or dividing-line.
Shed (noun)
A parting in the hair.
Shed (noun)
The top of the head.
Shed (noun)
An area of land as distinguished from those around it.
Shed (noun)
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
“a wagon shed; a wood shed; a garden shed”
Shed (noun)
A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
Shed (noun)
An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
Shed (noun)
A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.

Spill (verb)
To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
“I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.”
Spill (verb)
To spread out or fall out, as above.
“Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.”
Spill (verb)
To drop something that was intended to be caught.
Spill (verb)
To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
Spill (verb)
To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
Spill (verb)
To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
Spill (verb)
To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
Spill (verb)
To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
Spill (verb)
To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.
Spill (verb)
To reveal information to an uninformed party.
“He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist.”
Spill (verb)
(of a knot). To come undone.
Spill (noun)
A mess of something that has been dropped.
Spill (noun)
A fall or stumble.
“The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week.”
Spill (noun)
A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.
Spill (noun)
A slender piece of anything.
Spill (noun)
A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.
Spill (noun)
One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.
Spill (noun)
The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
Spill (noun)
A small sum of money.
Spill (noun)
A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill.

Wiktionary

Shed (noun)
a simple roofed structure used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop
“a bicycle shed”
“a garden shed”
Shed (noun)
a larger structure for storing or maintaining vehicles or other machinery
“a shed is required for the three engines”
Shed (noun)
a building for shearing sheep or milking cattle.
Shed (verb)
park (a vehicle) in a depot
“the buses were temporarily shedded in that depot”
Shed (verb)
(of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground
“both varieties shed leaves in winter”
Shed (verb)
(of a reptile, insect, etc.) allow (its skin or shell) to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath.
Shed (verb)
(of a mammal) lose (hair) as a result of moulting, disease, or age.
Shed (verb)
take off (clothes)
“we shed our jackets”
Shed (verb)
have the property of repelling (water or a similar substance).
Shed (verb)
discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated)
“many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs”
Shed (verb)
cast or give off (light)
“the full moon shed a watery light on the scene”
Shed (verb)
accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill
“a lorry shed its load of steel bars”
Shed (verb)
eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits.

Oxford Dictionary

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