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    shade
    /ʃeɪd/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. screen from direct light: "she shaded her eyes against the sun" Similar cast a shadow overshadowshut out the light fromblock off the light to
    • 2. darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour: "she shaded in the outline of a chimney" Similar darkencolour inpencil inblock in

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  2. 1. a. : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light. b. : relative obscurity or retirement. 2. a. : shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight. b. : a place sheltered from the sun. 3. : an evanescent or unreal appearance. 4. shades plural. a. : the shadows that gather as darkness comes on. b.

  3. SHADE definition: 1. slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun: 2. a covering that…. Learn more.

  4. What is a basic definition of shade? Shade is darkness created from something blocking light or a lighter or darker variation of a color. Shade also means to block light.

  5. shade, shadow imply partial darkness or something less bright than the surroundings. shade indicates the lesser brightness and heat of an area where the direct rays of light do not fall: the shade of a tree.

  6. [countable] a particular form of a colour, that is, how dark or light it is. shade of something a dark/light/pale/bright shade of blue. a subtle/delicate shade of grey. His face turned an even deeper shade of red. Cool pastel shades are just right for summer. Synonyms colour. Extra Examples.

  7. Shade is a break from the glare of the sun, like the shade of a big tree or the shade under a beach umbrella.

  8. a little bit; touch, especially of something that may change the color of or lighten or darken something else: coffee with a shade of cream. Usually shades. a secluded or obscure place: He was living in the shades.

  9. Definition of shade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Shade Definition. Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness. Comparative darkness caused by a more or less opaque object cutting off rays of light, as from the sun. A place giving protection from the heat and light of the sun, as under a tree.

  11. shade, shadow imply partial darkness or something less bright than the surroundings. shade indicates the lesser brightness and heat of an area where the direct rays of light do not fall: the shade of a tree.