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The definition of shade

15 Definitions of: shade

    1. noun, relative darkness produced by the blocking out of light
    2. noun, a place made relatively darker or cooler than other areas by the blocking of light, esp sunlight
    3. noun, a position of relative obscurity
    4. noun, something used to provide a shield or protection from a direct source of light, such as a lampshade
    5. noun, a darker area indicated in a painting, drawing, etc, by shading
    6. noun, a colour that varies slightly from a standard colour due to a difference in hue, saturation, or luminosity
    7. noun, a slight amount
    8. noun, a ghost
    9. noun, an archaic word for shadow
    10. noun, put in the shade to appear better than (another); surpass
    11. verb, to screen or protect from heat, light, view, etc
    12. verb, to make darker or dimmer
    13. verb, to represent (a darker area) in (a painting, drawing, etc), by means of hatching, using a darker colour, etc
    14. verb, to change or cause to change slightly
    15. verb, to lower (a price) slightly
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Synonyms: suggestion, blind, Literary phantom, hue, tone, colour, tint, shadow, screen, cool And more...
 

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