shade
1. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body (Freq. 9) - it is much cooler in the shade - there's too much shadiness to take good photographs • Syn: shadiness, shadowiness • Derivationally related forms: shadowy (for: shadowiness), shady (for: shadiness), shady • Hypernyms: semidarkness • Hyponyms: shadow 2. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color (Freq. 5) - after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted • Syn: tint, tincture, tone • Derivationally related forms: tone (for: tone), tincture (for: tincture), tint (for: tint) • Hypernyms: color, colour, coloring, colouring • Hyponyms: mellowness, richness, undertone, tinge 3. protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight (Freq. 3) - they used umbrellas as shades - as the sun moved he readjusted the shade • Hypernyms: protective covering, protective cover, protection • Hyponyms: lampshade, lamp shade, parasol, sunshade, sun visor 4. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (Freq. 2) - without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor - don't argue about shades of meaning • Syn: nuance, nicety, subtlety, refinement • Derivationally related forms: refine (for: refinement) • Hypernyms: meaning, significance, signification, import 5. a position of relative inferiority - an achievement that puts everything else in the shade - his brother's success left him in the shade • Hypernyms: inferiority, lower status, lower rank 6. 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 • Syn: tad • Hypernyms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount 7. a mental representation of some haunting experience - he looked like he had seen a ghost - it aroused specters from his past • Syn: ghost, spook, wraith, specter, spectre • Derivationally related forms: spook (for: spook), ghost (for: ghost) • Hypernyms: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow 8. a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) • Hypernyms: representation
1. cast a shadow over (Freq. 2) • Syn: shadow, shade off • Derivationally related forms: shadow (for: shadow) • Hypernyms: darken • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something 2. represent the effect of shade or shadow on (Freq. 1) • Syn: fill in • Derivationally related forms: shading • Topics: art, artistic creation, artistic production • Hypernyms: draw, paint • Hyponyms: crosshatch • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 3. protect from light, heat, or view (Freq. 1) - Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight • Hypernyms: screen, block out • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 4. vary slightly - shade the meaning • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 5. pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree - the butterfly wings shade to yellow • Hypernyms: change • Verb Frames: - Something is ----ing PP
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