| 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" |
| head covering | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. head covering, veil | a garment that covers the head and face. |
| ~ chadar, chaddar, chador, chuddar | a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women. |
| ~ face veil | a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face. |
| ~ garment | an article of clothing.; "garments of the finest silk" |
| ~ yashmac, yashmak | the face veil worn by Muslim women. |
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