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How to pronounce shades in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dark glasses, sunglasses
Type of spectacles, glasses, eyeglasses, specs


he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades.
Type Words
Type of reminder


aren't there shades of 1948 here?.

Examples of shades

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It ditches the Hugo Boss suit and briefcase for board shorts and aviator shades.
From the bloomberg.com
Faux wood, honeycomb blinds, roman or vertical shades can dress up your windows.
From the omaha.com
A portico beside the pool supports old wisteria vines and shades an eating area.
From the post-gazette.com
Kondos is a contemporary landscape painter known for spectacular shades of blue.
From the sacbee.com
The table is illuminated by a contemporary, chrome chandelier with cream shades.
From the courier-journal.com
For the tapestry and upholstery, it's always good to stick to the autumn shades.
From the theepochtimes.com
The gloss, infused with green tea and marine collagen, comes in 13 satin shades.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The walls have been painted with rich shades of eggplant, mustard and deep blue.
From the dailyherald.com
In the fall the foliage explodes into gorgeous shades of yellow, orange and red.
From the delawareonline.com
More examples
  • 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: cast a shadow over
  • Represent the effect of shade or shadow on
  • A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
  • Protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
  • Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
  • Shade is the blocking of sunlight (in particular direct sunshine) by any object, and also the shadow created by that object. Shade also consists of the colors grey, black, white, etc. ...
  • The Shade (Richard Swift) is a comic book character developed in the 1940s for National Comics. Debuted as a villain, the Shade was best known for fighting against two generations of superheroes, most notably the Golden Age and Silver Age versions of the Flash. ...
  • In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, shades are humanoids who have merged with the essence of the Plane of Shadow. In Third Edition, a shade is created by applying a template to a humanoid creature.