shade1 nounshade2 verb
shadeshade1 /ʃeɪd/ ●●○ noun 
WORD ORIGINshade1
Origin:
Old English sceaduEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a cardboard sun shade for the car window
- a plant that likes shade
- In the fall, the woods are full of countless shades of brown, yellow and orange.
- The room was decorated in pastel shades.
- Valerie's eyes are a beautiful shade of blue.
- When buying make-up, choose the right shade to match your skin.
- All shades of political opinion on the committee worked well together elucidating the policies of the industries.
- Bamboo shades and screens contribute a pleasing serenity to quiet spaces.
- In ditches and damp springs, you may sometimes notice that the water is discoloured to a strong shade of orange.
- It grows well in partial shade and reaches a height of about four feet.
- Lincoln had actually become a shade unsure of Grant but continued to be impressed by his quiet, unremitting resolve.
- On the mantelpiece there was a small lamp with a crimson shade and I switched it on.
- Reduce prominent lids with a matte, sludgy shade of eyeshadow over the entire lid, blended away up to the brow.
- Window shades were drawn against the afternoon sun and the light in the house had an amber cast.
THESAURUS
red, blue, yellow etc: · Blue is my favourite colour.· Matisse was famous for his use of colour.
a particular type of a colour: · The dress is a light shade of pink.· He uses different shades of green.
literary technical a particular colour or shade of a colour: · Her face had lost its golden hue.
a small amount of a colour in something that is mostly another colour: · He wears sunglasses that have a pinky-orange tint.
one of the many different shades of a colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next: · Carpets in neutral tones give a feeling of space.
Longman Language Activatorvery much better than someone or something informal to be clearly doing very much better at something than someone else: · Winger's stands head and shoulders above every other restaurant in town.· Kander and Ebb are head and shoulders above the others writing for the musical theater these days.
spoken use this to emphasize that one person or thing is clearly much better than someone or something else: · "Which apartment do you prefer?'' "Well, there's no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.''
British to be so much better than others that their achievements are made to seem ordinary: · Coca Cola's prize-winning advertising campaign has put all others in the shade.· The generous response of the public to the disaster puts the government's contribution somewhat in the shade.
written to be so much better than someone or something else that they are made to seem unimportant and not worth paying any attention to: · Channel 5's tremendous line-up of TV programmes has eclipsed its competitors' best efforts.· Eclipsed by the US champion at last year's Olympic Games, Schofield has decided to retire.
if someone is in a different league , they are so much better and more skilful than someone who does similar work that it would be stupid even to compare them: · You can't possibly compare Thomas Hardy and Wilkie Collins - Hardy is in a different league.
to be so much better than someone else that they feel slightly embarrassed by their own lack of skill or quality: · The elegant way she was dressed put the rest of us to shame.· Acapulco is a cosmopolitan city with a nightlife that puts Rio to shame.
informal to perform with much greater skill than someone else in a competitive activity such as a sport or an argument: run rings around somebody: · It's no use arguing with Sophie -- she can run rings around anyone who disagrees with her.· Tottenham Hotspur are running rings around Arsenal in the most exciting cup final in years.
British informal to be very much better than something of the same type or than someone you are competing with: be streets ahead of: · The script is original and funny, streets ahead of any other situation comedy.· We don't need to worry about this year's sales figures -- they're streets ahead of the competition.
British to be so much better at something than other people that they cannot possibly compete successfully with you: · It seems that in this campaign the Labour candidate has left the opposition standing.· Julie's an excellent typist -- her speed and accuracy leave the rest of us standing.
a colour British /color American · What's your favourite colour?· I like nice bright colours like yellow and pink· What colour is his hair?· Look carefully at the rear door. It's not quite the same colour as the rest of the car.· The chameleon is able to change colour to protect itself.
a particular type of one colour, which is darker or lighter than other types of the same colour: · When buying make-up, choose the right shade to match your skin.shade of blue/green etc: · Valerie's eyes are a beautiful shade of blue.· In the fall, the woods are full of countless shades of brown, yellow and orange.
a small amount of a particular colour in something that is mostly another colour: · The sun shining on her head gave her hair an attractive red tint.· The glass had a bluish tint to it, like ice.· It was October, and the leaves had begun to take on their warm autumn tints.
a vivid colour is very bright and noticeable, especially in a way that is attractive: · a vivid blue sky· a cloud of vivid yellow butterflies
a colour or a shade of a colour: · The Prince wore majestic robes of a rich purple hue.
British /coloring American the colour of a person's or animal's hair, skin, or eyes: · This lipstick is perfect for your coloring.· People with very light colouring need to protect themselves from the sun as they burn easily.· Many poisonous animals have distinctive coloring that is easily recognized.
WORD SETSamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me. The results were a shade better than we expected.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me. The results were a shade better than we expected. (=protect them from a bright light or the sun)· They gazed out to sea, shielding their eyes from the sun.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The room was painted in a cool shade of dusty grey.· It was surprisingly cool in the shade.· Between the windows, in the cool shade, his uncle sat upright in a chair, asleep.· Gradually its polychrome walls converged upon us, and the foliage grew more lush in the cool shade.· South facing rooms which already appear to be warmer due to the extra light can more easily accommodate cooler shades such as pale blue.· She stayed in the sitting-room a lot, reading in the cool shade with the french windows to my garden thrown wide.
· By and large, roses are for open situations and full sun, not dappled sunlight or shade.· But it does best in the dappled shade you get under shrubs or woodland trees.· Plant soft-leaved species, susceptible to sun-scorch, in dappled shade.· Slats close to the building will cast dappled shade, while the tree is drawn into the composition by the well-detailed pergola.· They like living in the dappled shade of taller trees.
· Shamrock cup and saucer by Beleek Bestlite 31170 solid brass lamp base with dark green enamelled shade.· Suddenly the smooth water broke, and a porpoise arched out of it, a darker shade of gray.· Strong or dark shades are normally only found in nomadic and tribal rugs.· The pickpocket himself wore dark shades.· From day to day the dark shades of his shirts, ties, and high-buttoning suits subtly changed.· If a darker shade is required, knead more colour in.· Do wear darker shades to disguise the bits you'd rather hide and highlight good points with detail.· Wood can always be stained to a darker shade than its present state, but can not be lightened other than by bleaching.
· A pendant fitting for use above a dining table should have a deep shade or one that is designed to avoid glare.· Mr Grange lurks like a big spider in the deep shade at the back of the produce stand beside the watermelons.· Few of us are blessed with ideal situations, often having to endure steep slopes, narrow alley-ways or deep shade.· Do they live in deep shade because it meets their requirements best or because they have been forced there through competition?· Clasen combined these blonde tones with deeper, warmer shades of camel or vicuna.· Take full shade a step further and you have what most of us would rather forget: dense or deep shade.· If you prefer silver, stick with bluish pinks and deeper shades.· In deep shade, there is a continual shadow.
· It was not quite dark yet and the evening sky on the high tops was still aglow with delicate pastel shades.· The dark galaxy spiralled around her, each constellation pricked out in delicate shades of fragrance.
· I could unquestionably get him several different shades of hairs from this house.· Her favorites are a pale cocoa-colored lamb and another whose coat is different shades of gray.· Eyes, hair, skin: all different shades of grey and white.· In the low lands, miles of rice fields stretched out like handwoven carpets in different shades of green.· Grated crayon added to paint produces interesting effects and can give different shades of colour.· But Dot saw plenty of coal heaped up beside the tracks in so many different shades of black.· One colour with white will give different shades of the one colour.· Colour the remaining fondant icing three different shades of green.
· In the evening, when the sun mellowed and cast deep shadows, these ribs became stripes of light and shade.· The left distinguished only light and shade.· Flourishing in sun or light shade, this stachys makes good ground cover under roses.· Note that this refers to card subjects, so the light and shade effects found in a plant canopy will be absent.· It lacks light and shade, the conviction and theatrical intensity that drives words straight into people's hearts.· A simple pergola and screen provide light and shade.· Tous Les Matins Du Monde needs more light and shade.· Thick white clouds raced across the blue sky, casting a perpetual kaleidoscope of light and shade over the earth.
· If you hair looks dull and uneven, brighten the colour with a semi permanent rinse close to your natural shade.· Temporary colorants are a good way to add warmth, richness and shine to your natural shade.· A few floating plants can be grown with this to provide natural shade.· In four natural shades it costs around £29.95 per metre.
· Outside again she glanced up at the sky which was a pale shade of blue.· Lacy white curtains fluttered at open windows, and washable slipcovers in white or pale shades covered the upholstery.· Stick to very pale or clear shades.· In the window the Durex poster, the one with the motorbike, has faded to pale northern shades of sea.· When they feel especially daring, they might wear a paler shade of beige.· These consist of pale neutral shades of blue, green and brown with some definite greys included.· Use the colourings straight from the tube or bottle, or diluted for a paler shade.
· Cool, refreshing pastel shades are just right for a long hot summer!· Look out, too, for a brand new baby quality called Bobtail in six pastel shades.· We went for the mid-tones and pastel shades.· The familiar tweed jackets appeared in fresh fruit pastel shades enlivened with a spattering of matched sequins.· It was not quite dark yet and the evening sky on the high tops was still aglow with delicate pastel shades.· Opt for ivory and pretty pastel shades and mix subtle patterns and textures together.· White & pastel shades, then stripes of all colours & widths.· This term is now commonly applied to a number of items, particularly from Anatolia, which have light pastel shades.
· The right dress and shade of lipstick?· It was whipped out at every store she entered to ensure that the dress she loved was the right shade of red.· I feel most comfortable in a special dress which is just the right shade and style.· They work for just about everybody, given the right choice of shade.· Each pixel must be individually addressed by a voltage to give the right shade at the right moment.
· Apply cream blusher in a soft terracotta shade, or powder first, then apply a powder blusher in glowing earthy tone.· The soft shade of coral was the perfect finishing touch.
· As with the Hebrew prophets, there were no greys, no subtle shades.· No problem. Subtle shades continue to be in vogue.· For a natural glow to your skin mix a subtle shade of blusher with loose powder.· His ear is magnificent, capturing each subtle shade of accent and edge, each riff of language.· Luckily it had short sleeves, and she knew that the subtle shade of pale aquamarine suited her colouring.· The flowers are a subtle shade of pale green, rimmed in purple as the days go on.· Although most mosaics comprise three to six basic colours, a work of good quality will include many subtle shades.· There are no hidden depths or subtle shades here.
· A large, empty room with high, narrow windows through which the bright day filtered slowly on to various shades of brown.· Even in his bluest period, Picasso blended enough colors to make various shades seem like an entire palette.· The old ones, too tight and all in various shades of grey and brown, had been discarded.
NOUN· A broken toaster and sev-eral ripped window shades were crammed in near a cracked welding gun and a rotting fence post.
VERB· Elsbeth lay there in the shade, watching everything, saying nothing.· Wade lay back in the shade.· Everything in the sun was old gold; everything that lay in the shade was blue.· You work in the sun, you lie in the shade.
· The room was painted in a cool shade of dusty grey.· Bamboo pieces also suit rooms painted white and in shades of green, browns and neutrals.· It was very still, with the landscape painted in shades of smoke.· Both the adobe exterior and the high ceilinged interior have been painted a particularly sunny shade.· The kitchen was done in thirty-year-old linoleum with cabinets painted an intense shade of pink.· Prepare your eye for the return of the dark, vampy mouth painted in deep shades of burgundy, violet and rose-brown.
· Adobe have worked with Pantone to provide over 700 colour shades and combinations that are provided in a reference library on disk.· Soybeans could be a special case, however, because the plant provides its own shade as it grows.· A simple pergola and screen provide light and shade.· Reichardt is currently experimenting with free-range ducks, which are raised in an open field bordered by nearby trees to provide shade.· A few floating plants can be grown with this to provide natural shade.· Pines, too, provide filtered shade as sunlight flickers through the needles.· A few small plants will help provide shade and shelter for the animals, and food for some of them.· It provided them with shade on bright days, and a fixed point in the ocean.
· He was persuaded to come round to the back of the house and sit in the shade.· Every now and then I sat in the shade of my camel, head between knees and dry retched.· She followed him into the field and they sat beneath the shade of a large oak tree.· Calm and untroubled, Richmann sat in the shade of a palm tree, and relaxed.· Let's go back and sit together in the shade, shall we?· Selma sits in the shade of her house, enjoying a day's holiday because her employers are away.· Ali went and sat in the shade.· And you could bet that the moment he'd left they'd sat down in the shade.
· Gingko biloba is a deciduous conifer with beautifully shaped leaves which turn a rich shade of golden-yellow before falling.· They had once been white, he remembered, but now they had turned a curious shade of yellow.· The sky was turning several shades of blue as night gave way to day.· In the glow of the porch light, he saw her eyes turn that mesmerizing shade of periwinkle.· The grapes that hung over mine host's door were turning a dusky shade as the juice ripened in their skins.· Now that the sun had come out the ocean itself turned the most remarkable shade of blue.· The world turns a shade greyer.· The landscape turned two shades darker, richer, and the air in the car cooled off even more.
· He always liked it when she wore a certain shade of lipstick, coral, not cherry.· The pickpocket himself wore dark shades.· Proud of his pink tie: I've worn a tie this shade for forty-five years.· When they feel especially daring, they might wear a paler shade of beige.· Now, it is permissible to wear all kinds of shades, according to your clothes as well as your personal colouring.· Do wear darker shades to disguise the bits you'd rather hide and highlight good points with detail.· The Freemans man wears pastels in up-to-date shades of blush pink, powder green and pale cream.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a shade► have it made in the shade► shades
1out of sunlight [uncountable] slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it: - He's an educated, ambitious young politician from the South - shades of Bill Clinton.
- But there are actually quite a few shades of blue.
- Clasen combined these blonde tones with deeper, warmer shades of camel or vicuna.
- Her favorites are a pale cocoa-colored lamb and another whose coat is different shades of gray.
- In the low lands, miles of rice fields stretched out like handwoven carpets in different shades of green.
- Notice what shades of colour there are on the water and look at your wake as it shoots from under the board.
- Pond keepers are extremely fortunate to have a vast selection of waterlilies to choose from, available in many shades of colour.
- The carpets, furniture, and walls are in muted shades of tan and green.
- There was in most works an allowance for shades of feeling and meaning, and for the existence of doubt.
- Coca Cola's prize-winning advertising campaign has put all others in the shade.
- The generous response of the public to the disaster puts the government's contribution somewhat in the shade.
- Even now, sugar employs one-seventh of the work force, putting tourism in the shade.
- Her meagre supply of water runs out, and she puts Ishmael in the shade of a bush to die.
- We put him in the shade, the doily wrapped around his little orange body except for his face.
- As a solo instrument following a melodic line, the violin can convey every imaginable shade of feeling.
- From a sociologist's point of view, work has shades of meaning which are individual to each of us.
- In this more tolerant environment several newspapers representing different shades of opinion have already sprung up, especially in the urban areas.
- It represented all shades of opinion, but it was dominated by Sukarno.
- There was in most works an allowance for shades of feeling and meaning, and for the existence of doubt.
- These two directions or shades of opinion are not necessarily as starkly polarised as may appear.
- To teach me to perceive the shades of beauty and the shades of meaning ...
a plant that needs a lot of shadein the shade (of something) She was sitting in the shade of a large oak tree. The temperature was over 90 degrees in the shade.2for blocking light [countable] a)something you use to reduce or block light: The shade on the lamp was slightly crooked. → lampshade b)American English a covering that can be pulled down over a window SYN blind3shades [plural] informal sunglasses4in a picture [uncountable] the dark places in a picture: strong contrasts of light and shade5colour [countable] a particular type of red, green, blue etcshade of a bright shade of pink► see thesaurus at colour6shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc a meaning etc that is slightly different from other ones SYN nuance: There is room in the Democratic Party for many shades of opinion.7a shade formal very slightlya shade too big/hot/fast etc Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me.a shade better/quicker/faster etc The results were a shade better than we expected.shade over/under/above etc She was a shade under five feet tall.8shades of somebody/something used to say that someone or something reminds you of another person or thing: The food was horrible – shades of school dinners.9put somebody/something in the shade to be so good or impressive that other similar things or people seem much less important or interesting: They’re planning a festival that will put all the others in the shade.10have it made in the shade American English informal to be extremely rich – used humorouslyshade1 nounshade2 verb
shadeshade2 verb [transitive] 1to protect something from direct light: Shading her eyes, Anita scanned the horizon.2 (also shade in) to make part of a picture or drawing darker: She shaded in the circles in the last two letters.shade into something phrasal verb literary if one thing shades into another, it is difficult to know where one stops and another starts: His impatience shaded into anger.