Scale
Shed
Shed verb - To cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside.
Usage example: a snake's skin doesn't grow as the snake does, so every so often the snake will shed its old skin
Scale and shed are semantically related in peel off in flakes topic. Sometimes you can use "Scale" instead a verb "Shed".
Nearby Word: shedding
How words are described
| old | old scale | old shed |
| full | full scale | full shed |
| proper | proper scale | proper shed |
| sheer | sheer scale | sheer shed |
| Other adjectives: simple, small, entire, big. | ||
Common collocations
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