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UK
/ʃˈeɪd/
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[ US /ˈʃeɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈʃeɪd/ ]
VERB
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
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protect from light, heat, or view
Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight - cast a shadow over
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vary slightly
shade the meaning -
pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
the butterfly wings shade to yellow
NOUN
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a mental representation of some haunting experience
it aroused specters from his past
he looked like he had seen a ghost -
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 - a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
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a position of relative inferiority
his brother's success left him in the shade
an achievement that puts everything else in the shade - a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
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protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
as the sun moved he readjusted the shade
they used umbrellas as shades -
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted -
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
don't argue about shades of meaning
without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor -
a slight amount or degree of difference
the new model is a shade better than the old one
not a tad of difference
a tad too expensive
How To Use shade In A Sentence
- She was carrying her overnight case and a basket of dried flowers-statice, strawflower, and immortelle in the pastel colors referred to in seed catalogues as "art shades": fawn, apricot, mauve, and pale yellow. Incubus
- A few plum accents can bring in a note of elegance to any room; try a throw pillow or two, or a plum lampshade with a fringe?
- At this point we must trace our way back, pass through the flowering shrubs and plunge into the shade of a little wood. The Education of a Gardener
- But a couple of months ago, in a Times Square studio, congas were pounding out Afro-Cuban rhythms, dancers in high heels were twirling to fast-paced mambos, and just about everyone in sight was a shade of brown.
- In a little water in front of the grotto is the lotus-flower, a regular Indian plant; while in the shade of some of the petrified wood are several beautiful English ferns. Three Months in the Soudan
- Along the rural lanes beyond Arambol, old farmhouses are enclosed in latticed palm shade.
- A sudden gust of wind blew his sunshade inside out.
- Her eyes were a light shade of blue, dominating her pale face.
- For shade, the ramada, a classic freestanding, open-air structure, is still a common feature in desert gardens.
- The question was tinged with a touch of sarcasm that made her embarrassed flush renew its bright shade and caused her to clench her fists.
