Other Definitions
shade (enc)
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Shade| Noun | 1. | shade - relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"shadow - shade within clear boundaries | | | 2. | shade - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"color, coloring, colouring, colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" | | | 3. | shade - protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"lamp shade, lampshade - a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view sunbonnet, sunhat - a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women sun visor - a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile | | | 4. | shade - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" | | | 5. | shade - a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade" | | | 6. | shade - a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" | | | 7. | shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" | | | 8. | shade - a representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | | | Verb | 1. | shade - cast a shadow over | | | 2. | shade - represent the effect of shade or shadow onartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" crosshatch - shade with multiple crossing lines; "the draftsman crosshatched the area" | | | 3. | shade - protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" | |
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