meaning of shade
1. 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. Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural.
3. An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat.
4. 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. Shadow.
6. 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. The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.
8. Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink.
9. 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. To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.
11. To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade ones eyes.
12. To obscure; to dim the brightness of.
13. To pain in obscure colors; to darken.
14. To mark with gradations of light or color.
15. To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
16. protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the
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Related Words
shade | shade off | shade tree | shaded | shadeful | shadeless | shader | shades | shades of |
