SHEDDINGS Synonyms

• a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

• a very small distance or space

• filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

• any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

• cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

• a filamentous projection or process on an organism

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

• the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)

• anything that is cast aside or discarded

• (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

• getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

• throw or cast away

• periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

• the act of removing hair with a razor

• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

• the act of brushing against while passing

• loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

• loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

• the process whereby something is shed