shade

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shade
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Meanings
noun
  • comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.
    E.g. sitting in the shade
  • a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
    E.g. various shades of blue
  • a lampshade.
    E.g. a small lamp with a crimson shade
  • a ghost.
    E.g. the ghost is the shade of Lucy Walters, first mistress of Charles II
verb
  • screen from direct light.
    E.g. she shaded her eyes against the sun
  • darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour.
    E.g. she shaded in the outline of a chimney
  • narrowly win or gain an advantage in (a contest).
    E.g. the Welsh side shaded a tight, tough first half
  • make a slight reduction in the amount, rate, or price of.
    E.g. banks may shade the margin over base rate they charge customers

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