English noun: shadow | |||
1. | shadow (state) shade within clear boundaries | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shade, shadiness, shadowiness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | penumbra, umbra | ||
2. | shadow (location) an unilluminated area | ||
Samples | He moved off into the darkness. | ||
Synonyms | dark, darkness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scene | ||
3. | shadow (cognition) something existing in perception only | ||
Samples | A ghostly apparition at midnight. | ||
Synonyms | apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom | ||
Broader (hypernym) | illusion, semblance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Flying Dutchman, flying saucer, ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, UFO, unidentified flying object, wraith | ||
4. | shadow (feeling) a premonition of something adverse | ||
Samples | A shadow over his happiness. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment | ||
5. | shadow (communication) an indication that something has been present | ||
Samples | There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim. A tincture of condescension. | ||
Synonyms | tincture, trace, vestige | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indicant, indication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | footprint | ||
6. | shadow (attribute) refuge from danger or observation | ||
Samples | He felt secure in his father's shadow. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | recourse, refuge, resort | ||
7. | shadow (state) a dominating and pervasive presence | ||
Samples | He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | presence | ||
8. | shadow (person) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | ||
Synonyms | shadower, tail | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follower, spy | ||
9. | shadow (person) an inseparable companion | ||
Samples | The poor child was his mother's shadow. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follower | ||
English verb: shadow | |||
1. | shadow (motion) follow, usually without the person's knowledge | ||
Samples | The police are shadowing her. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot shadow Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follow | ||
2. | shadow (weather) cast a shadow over | ||
Synonyms | shade, shade off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | darken | ||
3. | shadow (stative) make appear small by comparison | ||
Samples | This year's debt dwarfs that of last year. | ||
Synonyms | dwarf, overshadow | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | command, dominate, overlook, overtop | ||