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shade
[sheyd]
noun
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,a place or an area of comparative darkness, such as one sheltered from the sun.
a lampshade.
anything used for protection against excessive light, heat, etc.
Synonyms: ,a shadow.
the degree of darkness of a color, determined by the quantity of black or by the lack of illumination.
comparative darkness, as the effect of shadow or dark and light, in pictorial representation; the dark part, or a dark part, of a picture or drawing.
(in architectural shades and shadows) a shadow upon those parts of a solid that are tangent to or turned away from the parallel rays from the theoretical light source.
shades,
Informal.Ģżsunglasses.
darkness gathering at the close of day.
Shades of night are falling.
a reminder of something.
shades of the Inquisition.
a slight variation or degree.
a shade of difference.
Synonyms: ,a little bit; touch, especially of something that may change the color of or lighten or darken something else.
coffee with a shade of cream.
Synonyms: , ,Usually shades. a secluded or obscure place.
He was living in the shades.
comparative obscurity.
Slang.Ģżinsults, criticism, or disrespect delivered in an indirect, artful manner: No shade to anyone with kids out there, but I could never be a parent.
The network cast some subtle shade at its rival with its new advertisement.
No shade to anyone with kids out there, but I could never be a parent.
a specter or ghost.
Synonyms: , ,Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology.Ģżone of the spirits of the dead inhabiting Hades.
the shades, Hades, as the abode of the spirits of the dead.
verb (used with object)
to produce comparative darkness in or on.
to obscure, dim, or darken.
Synonyms: , ,to screen or hide from view.
Synonyms: ,to protect (something) from light, heat, etc., by or as if by a screen.
It is important to shade the eyes from a bright light.
to cover or screen (a candle, light, etc.).
Shade the light to protect your eyes.
Fine Arts.Ģż
to introduce degrees of darkness into (a drawing or painting) in order to render light and shadow or give the effect of color.
to render the values of light and dark in (a drawn figure, object, etc.), especially in order to create the illusion of three-dimensionality.
to change by imperceptible degrees into something else.
to reduce (the price) by way of a concession.
Slang.Ģżto insult, criticize, or disrespect (a person or thing) in an indirect, artful manner.
He got into a fight with someone who shaded his mom.
verb (used without object)
to pass or change by slight graduations, as one color, quality, or thing into another.
verb phrase
AgricultureĢżto take shelter (as livestock) from the sun.
shade
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noun
relative darkness produced by the blocking out of light
a place made relatively darker or cooler than other areas by the blocking of light, esp sunlight
a position of relative obscurity
something used to provide a shield or protection from a direct source of light, such as a lampshade
a darker area indicated in a painting, drawing, etc, by shading
a colour that varies slightly from a standard colour due to a difference in hue, saturation, or luminosity
a darker shade of green
a slight amount
a shade of difference
literaryĢża ghost
an archaic word for shadow
to appear better than (another); surpass
verb
to screen or protect from heat, light, view, etc
to make darker or dimmer
to represent (a darker area) in (a painting, drawing, etc), by means of hatching, using a darker colour, etc
(also intr) to change or cause to change slightly
to lower (a price) slightly
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- shadeless adjective
- shadelessness noun
- intershade verb (used with object)
- semishade noun
- unshade verb (used with object)
- Ė²õ³ó²¹»å±š±ō±š²õ²õ adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of shade1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of shade1
Idioms and Phrases
throw shade, to insult, criticize, or disrespect a person or thing in an indirect, artful manner.
He threw some shade at his former boss.
cast / put someone in / into the shade, to make another person's efforts seem insignificant by comparison; surpass.
The architectural brilliance of the celebrated city put the sights of my hometown in the shade.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The campground is an arboreous escape shaded by massive old trees and, under safe conditions, guests can enjoy a cool dip in Stuart Forkās clear waters.
This one has shades of the friendly with Gibraltar 12 months ago, which was another stodgy affair and it may be similar this time round at the end of a long season.
King co-signed her saggy sunhat with a description provided to EW that could be interpreted as shade: āIt's perfect, as if some beautiful, fashionable Hindenburg suddenly dropped on her head.ā
The regulations will require developers to add panels unless the buildings fall under certain exemptions such as being covered by shade.
With no screens or cell phones to take our attention, we āworkedā outside in the back of a pickup under a shade tree with a big fan that kept the gnats away.
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When To Use
Shade is darkness created from something blocking light or a lighter or darker variation of a color. Shade also means to block light. The word shade has several other senses as a verb and a noun.When something creates a shadow by blocking light, we say that it provides shade or causes shade. Usually, shade specifically refers to darkness caused by blocking sunlight, but it can result from light of any kind being blocked. If something gives shade or has a lot of shade, we say that it is shady.
- Real-life examples: Trees, umbrellas, and awnings are examples of things that often provide shade.
- Used in a sentence: I hid from the hot sun under the shade of the oak tree.
- Used in a sentence: I prefer the darker shade of green leaves become in the summer.
- Used in a sentence: I shaded my eyes from the bright lights.
- Used in a sentence: Isabella was so good at throwing shade that her targets often thought she was complimenting them.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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