Shade Definition
shād
shaded, shades, shading
noun
shades
Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness.
American Heritage
Comparative darkness caused by a more or less opaque object cutting off rays of light, as from the sun.
Webster's New World
A place giving protection from the heat and light of the sun, as under a tree.
Webster's New World
An area less brightly lighted than its surroundings.
Webster's New World
An indication or representation of darkness in painting, drawing, photography, etc.
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verb
shaded, shades, shading
To protect or screen from light or heat.
Webster's New World
To provide with a shade.
Webster's New World
To hide or screen with or as with a shadow.
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To make dark, as with a shade or a shadow; darken; dim; obscure.
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To change, move, or vary slightly or by degrees.
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idiom
a shade
- A little bit; slightly:
a sprinter who was a shade quicker that the rest.
American Heritage
in the shade
- in (or into) darkness or shadow
- in (or into) comparative obscurity, or a position of minor importance
Webster's New World
shades of
- something reminding one of something (or someone) past
shades of Prohibition!
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the shades
- the increasing darkness, as of evening
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Shade
- a shade
- in the shade
- shades of
- the shades
Origin of Shade
Middle English from Old English sceadu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old English sceadwian.
From Wiktionary
From Old English sceadu.
From Wiktionary
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