Shade (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
A position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
A mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment).
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
A protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 7
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".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 8
Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 9
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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.