| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | shade, shadiness, shadowiness | Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
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| 2 | shade, tint, tincture, tone | A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color | |
| 3 | shade | Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight | |
| 4 | shade, nuance, nicety, subtlety, refinement | A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude | |
| 5 | shade | A position of relative inferiority | |
| 6 | shade, tad | A slight amount or degree of difference | |
| 7 | shade, ghost, spook, wraith, specter, spectre | A mental representation of some haunting experience | |
| 8 | shade | A representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) | |
| VERB | 1 | shade, shadow, shade off | Cast a shadow over |
| 2 | shade, fill in | Represent the effect of shade or shadow on | |
| 3 | shade | Protect from light, heat, or view |
| Sounds | shey'd |
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| Rhymes | accolade, ade, Adelaide, and 87 more rhymes in eyd at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body. |
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| Examples | "it is much cooler in the shade" |
| Synonyms | shadiness, shadowiness |
| Narrower | shadow |
| Broader | semidarkness |
| Verbs | shade |
| Meaning | A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color. |
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| Examples | "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" |
| Synonyms | tint, tincture, tone |
| Narrower | undertone, tinge |
| Broader | color, colour, coloring, colouring |
| Meaning | Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight. |
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| Examples | "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade" |
| Narrower | lampshade, lamp shade; parasol, sunshade; pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topee, topi; sunbonnet, sunhat; sun visor |
| Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection |
| Verbs | shade |
| Meaning | A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude. |
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| Examples | "don't argue about shades of meaning" |
| Synonyms | nuance, nicety, subtlety, refinement |
| Broader | meaning, significance, signification, import |
| Meaning | A position of relative inferiority. |
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| Examples | "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade" |
| Broader | inferiority, lower status, lower rank |
| Meaning | A slight amount or degree of difference. |
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| Examples | "the new model is a shade better than the old one" |
| Synonyms | tad |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
| Meaning | A mental representation of some haunting experience. |
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| Synonyms | ghost, spook, wraith, specter, spectre |
| Broader | apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow |
| Meaning | A representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment). |
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| Broader | representation |
| Verbs | shade |
| Meaning | Cast a shadow over. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | shadow, shade off |
| Broader | obscure, bedim, overcloud |
| Nouns | shade |
| Meaning | Represent the effect of shade or shadow on. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | fill in |
| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production |
| Narrower | crosshatch |
| Broader | paint; draw |
| Nouns | shading; shade |
| Meaning | Protect from light, heat, or view. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" |
| Broader | screen, block out |
| Nouns | shade |