shade
n
1 relative darkness produced by the blocking out of light
2 a place made relatively darker or cooler than other areas by the blocking of light, esp. sunlight
3 a position of relative obscurity
4 something used to provide a shield or protection from a direct source of light, such as a lampshade
5 a darker area indicated in a painting, drawing, etc., by shading
6 a colour that varies slightly from a standard colour due to a difference in hue, saturation, or luminosity
a darker shade of green
7 a slight amount
a shade of difference
9 an archaic word for →
shadow
10 ♦
put in the shade to appear better than (another); surpass
vb mainly tr
11 to screen or protect from heat, light, view, etc.
12 to make darker or dimmer
13 to represent (a darker area) in (a painting, drawing, etc.), by means of hatching, using a darker colour, etc.
14 also intr to change or cause to change slightly
15 to lower (a price) slightly
(Old English sceadu; related to Gothic skadus, Old High German skato, Old Irish scath shadow, Greek skotos darkness, Swedish skäddä fog)
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shadeless adj