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   shade

   /ʃeɪd/

   noun

   • 1. comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight: "sitting in the shade" Similar shadowshadinessshadowscoolnesscoolsheltercoverOpposite lightglare
   • ▪ the darker part of a picture.
   • ▪ a position of relative inferiority or obscurity: "her elegant pink and black ensemble would put most outfits in the shade"
   • ▪ a shadow or area of darkness: literary "the shades of evening drew on" Similar darknessgathering darknessdimnessdusksemi-darknesstwilightgloomgloominessmurkinessmurkliterary:gloamingOpposite sunlightdaylight
   • ▪ a portrait in silhouette. historical
   • 2. a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it: "various shades of blue" Similar colourhuetonetinttingeintensity
   • ▪ a slight degree of difference between colours.
   • ▪ a slightly differing variety of something: "politicians of all shades of opinion" Similar nuancegradationmodulationshadingdegreedifferencevariationvarietynicetysubtletyundertoneovertone
   • ▪ a slight amount of something: "the goal had more than a shade of good fortune about it" Similar a littlea bita tracea toucha dasha modicuma soupçona suspiciona hinta suggestiona tingea smackslightlyrathersomewhatinformal:a tada smidgen
   • 3. a lampshade: "a small lamp with a crimson shade"
   • ▪ a screen or blind on a window: North American "draw the shades, chill the wine" Similar blindcurtainvenetian blindscreenshieldcovercoveringprotectionawningcanopy
   • ▪ an eyeshade.
   • ▪ sunglasses: informal "he wore shades and a leather jacket" Similar sunglassesdark glassesinformal:sunniestrademark:PolaroidsRaybans
   • 4. a ghost: literary "the ghost is the shade of Lucy Walters, first mistress of Charles II" Similar ghostspectrephantomapparitionspiritwraithphantasmshadowbodachinformal:spookliterary:revenantwightrare:maneseidolon
   • ▪ the underworld; Hades.

   verb

   • 1. screen from direct light: "she shaded her eyes against the sun" Similar cast a shadow overshadowshut out the light fromblock off the light todarkendimsheltercoverscreen
   • ▪ cover, moderate, or exclude the light of: "he shaded the torch with his hand"
   • 2. darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour: "she shaded in the outline of a chimney" Similar darkencolour inpencil inblock infill incross-hatch
   • ▪ (of a colour or something coloured) gradually change into another colour: "the sky shaded from turquoise to night blue" Similar change graduallytransmuteturngobecomemergeblend
   • 3. narrowly win or gain an advantage in (a contest): informal British "the Welsh side shaded a tight, tough first half"
   • 4. make a slight reduction in the amount, rate, or price of: "banks may shade the margin over base rate they charge customers"
   • ▪ decline slightly in price, amount, or rate: "their shares shaded 10p to 334p"

   Word Origin Old Englishsc(e)adu, of Germanic origin. Compare with shadow.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shadeless adjective
   • 2. shader noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHADED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   colored slightly darker than other parts of a diagram, picture or painting: The shaded areas of the plans show where the houses will be built. Fewer examples. They ate lunch in the shaded front yard. We have shaded outdoor seating. The forest paths are scenic and shaded.

   • Shaded: Vietnamese Translation

     shaded translations: có màu tối. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shaded Turkish Translation

     shaded translations: gölgeli. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shaded Spanish Translation

     shaded translations: sombreado. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shaded: French Translation

     SHADED translations: ombré. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shaded: Ukrainian Translation

     shaded - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...

   • Shaded: Polish Translation

     shaded translations: zacieniony. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shaded: Portuguese Translation

     shaded translations: sombreado. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shade Tree

     shade tree meaning: 1. a tree that is planted to provide...

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHADE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of shade as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, idioms and related words. Find out how to use shade in different contexts, such as light, colour, opinion and art.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shadeShade Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word shade, from comparative darkness to subtle difference. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and related words for shade.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › shadedSHADED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Shaded means having a thin white line along one edge of each stroke of a character in printing. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and usage of shaded in sentences.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › shadedShaded - definition of shaded by The Free Dictionary

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   Shaded means protected from light, sunlight, or having degrees of shadow in a picture or drawing. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and translations of shaded from various sources.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHADED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. protected from light, sunlight, etc 2. (of an area on a map, diagram, etc) coloured darker than the surrounding.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shadedShaded - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Anything that's shaded is protected from the direct light of the sun, like a shaded patio or your shaded spot on the sand under a beach umbrella. This adjective can be used in two ways: first, to describe things that are blocked from the light or heat.