| shade | | |
| n. (state) | 1. shade, shadiness, shadowiness | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" |
| ~ semidarkness | partial darkness. |
| ~ shadow | shade within clear boundaries. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. shade, tincture, tint, tone | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color.; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" |
| ~ color, coloring, colouring, colour | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect.; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" |
| ~ mellowness | a soft shade of a color.; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble" |
| ~ richness | a strong deep vividness of hue.; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room" |
| ~ tinge, undertone | a pale or subdued color. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. shade | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight.; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade" |
| ~ lamp shade, lampshade | a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view. |
| ~ parasol, sunshade | a handheld collapsible source of shade. |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ sun visor | a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile. |
| n. (communication) | 4. nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety | a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| n. (state) | 5. shade | a position of relative inferiority.; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade" |
| ~ inferiority, lower rank, lower status | the state of being inferior. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. shade, tad | a slight amount or degree of difference.; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, wraith | a mental representation of some haunting experience.; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" |
| ~ fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, apparition, shadow | something existing in perception only.; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. shade | a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment). |
| ~ representation | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something. |
| v. (weather) | 9. shade, shade off, shadow | cast a shadow over. |
| ~ darken | make dark or darker.; "darken a room" |
| v. (creation) | 10. fill in, shade | represent the effect of shade or shadow on. |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ paint | make a painting.; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| ~ crosshatch | shade with multiple crossing lines.; "the draftsman crosshatched the area" |
| v. (contact) | 11. shade | protect from light, heat, or view.; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" |
| ~ block out, screen | prevent from entering.; "block out the strong sunlight" |
| v. (change) | 12. shade | vary slightly.; "shade the meaning" |
| ~ shade | pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree.; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 13. shade | pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree.; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ shade | vary slightly.; "shade the meaning" |
| shadow | | |
| n. (state) | 1. shadow | shade within clear boundaries. |
| ~ shade, shadiness, shadowiness | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" |
| ~ umbra | a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light. |
| ~ penumbra | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra. |
| n. (location) | 2. dark, darkness, shadow | an unilluminated area.; "he moved off into the darkness" |
| ~ scene | the place where some action occurs.; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow | something existing in perception only.; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" |
| ~ flying saucer, ufo, unidentified flying object | an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins. |
| ~ flying dutchman | a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope. |
| ~ ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade | a mental representation of some haunting experience.; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" |
| ~ illusion, semblance | an erroneous mental representation. |
| n. (feeling) | 4. shadow | a premonition of something adverse.; "a shadow over his happiness" |
| ~ boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment | a feeling of evil to come.; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" |
| n. (communication) | 5. shadow, tincture, trace, vestige | an indication that something has been present.; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" |
| ~ footprint | a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important.; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. shadow | refuge from danger or observation.; "he felt secure in his father's shadow" |
| ~ recourse, refuge, resort | something or someone turned to for assistance or security.; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" |
| n. (state) | 7. shadow | a dominating and pervasive presence.; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" |
| ~ presence | the state of being present; current existence.; "he tested for the presence of radon" |
| n. (person) | 8. shadow, shadower, tail | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. |
| ~ follower | someone who travels behind or pursues another. |
| ~ spy | a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people.; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" |
| n. (person) | 9. shadow | an inseparable companion.; "the poor child was his mother's shadow" |
| ~ follower | someone who travels behind or pursues another. |
| v. (motion) | 10. shadow | follow, usually without the person's knowledge.; "The police are shadowing her" |
| ~ follow | to travel behind, go after, come after.; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" |
| v. (stative) | 11. dwarf, overshadow, shadow | make appear small by comparison.; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" |
| ~ overtop, command, overlook, dominate | look down on.; "The villa dominates the town" |
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