shade

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• February 10. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — noun — english

  a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — verb — english

  cast a shadow over

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — verb — english

  represent the effect of shade or shadow on

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — verb — english

  protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — verb — english

  vary slightly; "shade the meaning"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shade — verb — english

  pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"