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Shade
ʃeɪd
- comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight
"sitting in the shade"
- 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
"the shades of evening drew on"
- a portrait in silhouette
- a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it
"various shades of blue"
- a slight degree of difference between colours
- a slightly differing variety of something
"politicians of all shades of opinion"
- a slight amount of something
"the goal had more than a shade of good fortune about it"
- a lampshade
"a small lamp with a crimson shade"
- a screen or blind on a window
"draw the shades, chill the wine"
- an eyeshade
- sunglasses
"he wore shades and a leather jacket"
- a ghost
"the ghost is the shade of Lucy Walters, first mistress of Charles II"
- the underworld; Hades
- screen from direct light
"she shaded her eyes against the sun"
- cover, moderate, or exclude the light of
"he shaded the torch with his hand"
- darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour
"she shaded in the outline of a chimney"
- (of a colour or something coloured) gradually change into another colour
"the sky shaded from turquoise to night blue"
- narrowly win or gain an advantage in (a contest)
"the Welsh side shaded a tight, tough first half"
- 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"