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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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