Dictionary Entry
shadow
shadow is a 6-letter English word with 28 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 12 · 28 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.
- 2noun
Darkness; shade; obscurity.
- 3noun
A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
- 4noun
A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
- 5noun
That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.
- 6noun
A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
- 7noun
An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.
- 8noun
A small degree; a shade.
- 9noun
An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
- 10noun
To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
- 11noun
To conceal; to hide; to screen.
- 12noun
To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
- 13noun
To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
- 14noun
To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.
- 15noun
To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
- 16noun
To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.
- 17noun
refuge from danger or observation
"he felt secure in his father's shadow"
- 18noun
something existing in perception only
"a ghostly apparition at midnight"
- 19noun
an indication that something has been present
"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
"a tincture of condescension"
- 20noun
a premonition of something adverse
"a shadow over his happiness"
- 21noun
an unilluminated area
"he moved off into the darkness"
- 22noun
an inseparable companion
"the poor child was his mother's shadow"
- 23noun
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- 24noun
a dominating and pervasive presence
"he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
- 25noun
shade within clear boundaries
- 26verb
follow, usually without the person's knowledge
"The police are shadowing her"
- 27verb
make appear small by comparison
"This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
Synonyms
- 28verb
cast a shadow over
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