English dictionary
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English noun: shade | |||
| 1. | shade (state) relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body | ||
| Samples | It is much cooler in the shade. There's too much shadiness to take good photographs. | ||
| Synonyms | shadiness, shadowiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | semidarkness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shadow | ||
| 2. | shade (attribute) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | ||
| Samples | After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted. | ||
| Synonyms | tincture, tint, tone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, coloring, colour, colouring | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mellowness, richness, tinge, undertone | ||
| 3. | shade (artifact) protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight | ||
| Samples | They used umbrellas as shades. As the sun moved he readjusted the shade. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protection, protective cover, protective covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lamp shade, lampshade, parasol, sun visor, sunshade | ||
| 4. | shade (communication) a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude | ||
| Samples | Without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor. Don't argue about shades of meaning. | ||
| Synonyms | nicety, nuance, refinement, subtlety | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | import, meaning, significance, signification | ||
| 5. | shade (state) a position of relative inferiority | ||
| Samples | An achievement that puts everything else in the shade. His brother's success left him in the shade. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inferiority, lower rank, lower status | ||
| 6. | shade (quantity) a slight amount or degree of difference | ||
| Samples | A tad too expensive. Not a tad of difference. The new model is a shade better than the old one. | ||
| Synonyms | tad | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| 7. | shade (cognition) a mental representation of some haunting experience | ||
| Samples | He looked like he had seen a ghost. It aroused specters from his past. | ||
| Synonyms | ghost, specter, spectre, spook, wraith | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow | ||
| 8. | shade (artifact) a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | representation | ||
English verb: shade | |||
| 1. | shade (weather) cast a shadow over | ||
| Synonyms | shade off, shadow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | darken | ||
| 2. | shade (creation) represent the effect of shade or shadow on | ||
| Synonyms | fill in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw, paint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crosshatch | ||
| Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
| 3. | shade (contact) protect from light, heat, or view | ||
| Samples | Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block out, screen | ||
| 4. | shade (change) vary slightly | ||
| Samples | Shade the meaning. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | shade | ||
| 5. | shade (change) pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree | ||
| Samples | The butterfly wings shade to yellow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | shade | ||
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