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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

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   Shade is a break from the glare of the sun, like the shade of a big tree or the shade under a beach umbrella.

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   a little bit; touch, especially of something that may change the color of or lighten or darken something else: coffee with a shade of cream. Usually shades. a secluded or obscure place: He was living in the shades.