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Comparative darkness caused by shelter from direct sunlight
“It is one of the few culinary herbs that thrives in shade.”
Darkness caused by the setting of the sun
“In the lonely room of his aunt's house, Jude sat watching the cottage of the Widow Edlin as it disappeared behind the night shade.”
A screen or blind, typically on a window
“And so he pulled on the left window's shade. It snapped open, and Einar peered through.”
A color, especially with regard to its tinge or as distinguished from another
“I slowly looked over at Donovan and smiled, the smile lighting up my face and the moonlight turning my eyes a darker shade of blue.”
A slight amount of something
“Even the soulless Laise had had a shade of humanity to her.”
A ghost or supernatural being
“The ghost is the shade of Lucy Walters, first mistress of Charles II.”
A slightly different variety of something
“The subtle shade of meaning can no doubt be explained by the degree of faithfulness of the pictures in question with regard to the originals.”
(often "shades") An obscure or indirect hint or suggestion
“Everything we don't know, beyond a doubt, has a shade of darkness.”
A person or thing providing protection, or the protection provided
A heavy sheet of material or cloth
A piece of fabric material suspended at the top to form a screen
The projecting edge around the bottom of a hat
A weak or inferior remnant or version of something
The character of something
A hindrance, blindfold, or bluff that obscures vision or true intention
The dark shape and outline of someone or something against light or a bright background
A manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings
The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
To screen or provide cover from direct light
“Surround the plants with liberal amounts of mulch to shade the soil and add organic matter.”
To darken or color with lines or a block of color
“Using color pastels, shade the background area of the sketch.”
To change slightly or by degrees
“The husks of the pecans on the leafy trees all over town began to shade from green to brown.”
To give or add color to, especially with paint
To protect from attack, harm or danger
To be superior to
To make dirty or sooty
To shadow
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