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shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

Type	Words
Synonyms	tincture, tint, tone
Type of	colour, colouring, coloring, color
Has types	undertone, mellowness, richness, tinge

after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted.

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

Type	Words
Synonyms	lamp shade, lampshade
Type of	protective covering, protection, protective cover

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

Type	Words
Synonyms	shadiness, shadowiness
Type of	semidarkness
Has types	shadow
Derivation	shady

it is much cooler in the shade.

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

Type	Words
Synonyms	ghost, specter, spectre, spook, wraith
Type of	fantasm, shadow, apparition, phantom, phantasma, phantasm

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

a slight amount or degree of difference

Type	Words
Synonyms	tad
Type of	small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

the new model is a shade better than the old one.

shade::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

represent the effect of shade or shadow on

Type	Words
Synonyms	fill in
Type of	draw, paint
Has types	crosshatch
Derivation	shading

shade::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

cast a shadow over

Type	Words
Synonyms	shade off, shadow
Type of	darken

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Type	Words
Synonyms	nicety, nuance, refinement, subtlety
Type of	import, meaning, significance, signification

don't argue about shades of meaning.

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

a position of relative inferiority

Type	Words
Type of	lower status, lower rank, inferiority

an achievement that puts everything else in the shade.

his brother's success left him in the shade.

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

Type	Words
Type of	representation

shade::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

Type	Words
Type of	change

the butterfly wings shade to yellow.

shade::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

protect from light, heat, or view

Type	Words
Type of	block out, screen

shade::noun | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

Type	Words
Type of	protective cover, protective covering, protection
Has types	parasol, sun visor, sunshade

they used umbrellas as shades.

as the sun moved he readjusted the shade.

shade::verb | Spocien Dictionary

shade

/ʃeɪd/

vary slightly

Type	Words
Type of	modify, change, alter

shade the meaning.