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shade
(/S//eI/d )

noun (n)

  • relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body(noun.state)
    Example:
    It is much cooler in the shade.
    Synonym:
    shadiness, shadowiness
    source: wordnet30
  • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted.
    Synonym:
    tincture, tint, tone
    source: wordnet30
  • protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    They used umbrellas as shades.
    As the sun moved he readjusted the shade.
    source: wordnet30
  • a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude(noun.communication)
    Example:
    Don't argue about shades of meaning.
    Synonym:
    nicety, nuance, refinement, subtlety
    source: wordnet30
  • a position of relative inferiority(noun.state)
    Example:
    An achievement that puts everything else in the shade.
    His brother's success left him in the shade.
    source: wordnet30
  • a slight amount or degree of difference(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    The new model is a shade better than the old one.
    Synonym:
    tad
    source: wordnet30
  • a mental representation of some haunting experience(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    ghost, specter, spectre, spook, wraith
    source: wordnet30
  • a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • cast a shadow over(verb.weather)
    Synonym:
    shade off, shadow
    source: wordnet30
  • represent the effect of shade or shadow on(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    fill in
    source: wordnet30
  • protect from light, heat, or view(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight.
    source: wordnet30
  • vary slightly(verb.change)
    Example:
    Shade the meaning.
    source: wordnet30
  • pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree(verb.change)
    Example:
    The butterfly wings shade to yellow.
    source: wordnet30
  • To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation, as of color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight changes; -- used chiefly with a preposition, as into, away, off.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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