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- Dictionaryshade/ʃeɪd/
noun
- 1. comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight: "sitting in the shade" Similar Opposite
- 2. a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it: "various shades of blue" Similar
verb
- 1. screen from direct light: "she shaded her eyes against the sun" Similar
- 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
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SHADE definition: 1. slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun: 2. a covering that…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
Shade is a break from the glare of the sun, like the shade of a big tree or the shade under a beach umbrella.
[countable] a thing that you use to prevent light from coming through or to make it less bright. I bought a new shade for the lamp. an eyeshade. see also lampshade, sunshade. on window. [countable] (also window shade) (both North American English) (also blind British and North American English)
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.
Definitions of 'shade' 1. A shade of a particular color is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green. [...] 2. Shade is an area of darkness under or next to an object such as a tree, where sunlight does not reach. [...] 3.
shade noun (COVER) a cover that stops too much light coming from the sun or from an electric light: a lampshade. a shade. a small amount: He's perhaps a shade taller. a shade of meaning/opinion, etc. a slight difference in the meaning of something.
Definition of shade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.