The State Department is incensed, and if this conference fails it will be the woodshed for three Central American presidents.
His latest novel sheds light on an émigré writer’s woodshedding period.
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woodshed — ► NOUN ▪ a shed where firewood is stored. ● something nasty in the woodshed Cf. ↑something nasty in the woodshed … English terms dictionary
woodshed — [wood′shed΄] n. a shed for storing firewood ☆ vi. woodshedded, woodshedding [? from the notion that an isolated woodshed is fit for practicing] Slang to practice on a musical instrument so as to improve or perfect one s technical facility,… … English World dictionary
woodshed — 1844, from WOOD (Cf. wood) (n.) + SHED (Cf. shed) (n.). Sometimes a euphemism for outhouse. Figuratively, as the place for private punishment, 1907, Amer.Eng. colloquial … Etymology dictionary
woodshed — noun a shed where firewood is stored. verb (woodsheds, woodshedding, woodshedded) [usu. as noun woodshedding] informal (of a musician) practise in private. ↘improvise or harmonize spontaneously. Phrases something nasty in the woodshed Brit.… … English new terms dictionary
woodshed — UK [ˈwʊdˌʃed] / US noun [countable] Word forms woodshed : singular woodshed plural woodsheds a small building used for storing wood for making fires … English dictionary
woodshed — [[t]w ʊdʃed[/t]] woodsheds N COUNT A woodshed is a small building which is used for storing wood for a fire … English dictionary
woodshed — /ˈwʊdʃɛd/ (say woodshed) noun a shed, especially one for firewood. {wood1 + shed1} …
woodshed — n. a shed where wood for fuel is stored. Phrases and idioms: something nasty in the woodshed colloq. a shocking or distasteful thing kept secret … Useful english dictionary
woodshed — I. noun Date: 1777 1. a shed for storing wood and especially firewood 2. a place, means, or session for administering discipline II. intransitive verb ( shedded; shedding) Etymology: probably from the former use of woodsheds for private… … New Collegiate Dictionary
woodshed — /wood shed /, n., v., woodshedded, woodshedding. n. 1. a shed for storing wood for fuel. v.i. 2. Slang. to practice a musical instrument assiduously and with a specific goal in mind: He s woodshedding for next week s show. [1835 45; WOOD1 +… … Universalium
