shade

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.

2. 2noun

   Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural.

3. 3noun

   An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat.

4. 4noun

   That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade.

5. 5noun

   Shadow.

6. 6noun

   The soul after its separation from the body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes.

7. 7noun

   The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.

8. 8noun

   Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink.

9. 9noun

   A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms.

10. 10transitive verb

    To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.

11. 11transitive verb

    To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes.

12. 12transitive verb

    To obscure; to dim the brightness of.

13. 13transitive verb

    To pain in obscure colors; to darken.

14. 14transitive verb

    To mark with gradations of light or color.

15. 15transitive verb

    To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.

16. 16noun

    protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

    "they used umbrellas as shades"

    "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

17. 17noun

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

18. 18noun

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

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

    Synonyms

    tincturetinttone
19. 19noun

    a mental representation of some haunting experience

    "he looked like he had seen a ghost"

    "it aroused specters from his past"

    Synonyms

    ghostspecterspectrespookwraith
20. 20noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    nicetynuancerefinementsubtlety
21. 21noun

    a slight amount or degree of difference

    "a tad too expensive"

    "not a tad of difference"

    Synonyms

    tad
22. 22noun

    a position of relative inferiority

    "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"

    "his brother's success left him in the shade"

23. 23noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    shadinessshadowiness
24. 24verb

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

    "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

25. 25verb

    vary slightly

    "shade the meaning"

26. 26verb

    protect from light, heat, or view

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

27. 27verb

    represent the effect of shade or shadow on

28. 28verb

    cast a shadow over

    Synonyms

    shadow