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shade

English

  1. 🔊 protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
    “they used umbrellas as shades”
  2. 🔊 a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
  3. 🔊 a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
    “after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
  4. 🔊 a position of relative inferiority
    “an achievement that puts everything else in the shade”
  5. 🔊 relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
    “it is much cooler in the shade”
  6. 🔊 a mental representation of some haunting experience
    “he looked like he had seen a ghost”
  7. 🔊 a slight amount or degree of difference
    “a tad too expensive”
  8. 🔊 a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
  9. 🔊 a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
    “without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor”
  10. 🔊 pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
    “the butterfly wings shade to yellow”
  11. 🔊 vary slightly
    “shade the meaning”
  12. 🔊 protect from light, heat, or view
    “Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight”
  13. 🔊 represent the effect of shade or shadow on
  14. 🔊 cast a shadow over

Spanish

  1. 🔊 sombrear to shade
  2. 🔊 matización shade, nuance
  3. 🔊 umbra shade, shadow
  4. 🔊 sombra shade, shadow (a small degree)

Similar words

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