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List of meaning for shade

covering from the sun

shade, shadiness, shadowiness(noun)

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"

shade, tint, tincture, tone(noun)

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

shade(noun)

protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

"they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement(noun)

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"

shade(noun)

a position of relative inferiority

"an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"

tad, shade(noun)

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"

ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre(noun)

a mental representation of some haunting experience

"he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

shade(verb)

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

shadow, shade, shade off(verb)

cast a shadow over

shade, fill in(verb)

represent the effect of shade or shadow on

shade(verb)

protect from light, heat, or view

"Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"

shade(verb)

vary slightly

"shade the meaning"

shade(verb)

pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

"the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays it was hard to see in the shade after being in the brilliant sunlight

the trees cast shade

a time or place of little or no light

enjoying the cool shade of the evening

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished

a lovely shade of blue

a very small amount

just a shade taller than his dance partner

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people

spirits and shades haunting the night

to shelter (something) from light and heat

the trees shaded us quite nicely from the noonday sun

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