Shade
nnoun.staterelative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque bodySynset:shadiness shadowiness
Examples:- it is much cooler in the shade
- there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
Derivationally Related Form:shadyshadeshadowy
Hypernyms:semidarkness
Inherited Hypernyms:shadesemidarknessdarkilluminationstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:shadow
Full Hyponyms:penumbrashadowumbra
nnoun.attributea quality of a given color that differs slightly from another colorSynset:tincture tint tone
Examples:- after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
Derivationally Related Form:tincturetonetint
Hypernyms:color coloring colour colouring
Inherited Hypernyms:shadecolorvisual propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:mellownessrichnesstingeundertone
Full Hyponyms:mellownessrichnessundertone
nnoun.artifactprotective covering that protects something from direct sunlightExamples:- they used umbrellas as shades
- as the sun moved he readjusted the shade
Derivationally Related Form:shade
Hypernyms:protection protective cover protective covering
Inherited Hypernyms:shadeprotective coveringcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:parasolsun visorsunshade
Full Hyponyms:parasolsun visor
nnoun.communicationa subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitudeSynset:nicety nuance refinement subtlety
Examples:- without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
- don't argue about shades of meaning
Derivationally Related Form:refine
Hypernyms:import meaning significance signification
Inherited Hypernyms:nuancemeaningmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.statea position of relative inferiorityExamples:- an achievement that puts everything else in the shade
- his brother's success left him in the shade
Hypernyms:inferiority lower rank lower status
Inherited Hypernyms:shadeinferioritylow statusstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.quantitya slight amount or degree of differenceSynset:tad
Examples:- a tad too expensive
- not a tad of difference
- the new model is a shade better than the old one
Hypernyms:small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:tadsmall indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitiona mental representation of some haunting experienceSynset:ghost specter spectre spook wraith
Examples:- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
Derivationally Related Form:ghostspook
Hypernyms:apparition fantasm phantasm phantasma phantom shadow
Inherited Hypernyms:ghostapparitionillusionappearancerepresentationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)Derivationally Related Form:shade
Hypernyms:representation
Inherited Hypernyms:shaderepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct viewSynset:lamp shade lampshade
Part Holonyms:lamp
Hypernyms:protection protective cover protective covering
Inherited Hypernyms:lampshadeprotective coveringcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.weathercast a shadow overSynset:shade off shadow
Derivationally Related Form:shadeshadow
Hypernyms:darken
Inherited Hypernyms:shadowdarkenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.creationrepresent the effect of shade or shadow onTopic:artartistic creationartistic production
Synset:fill in
Derivationally Related Form:shadeshading
Hypernyms:draw paint
Inherited Hypernyms:shadedrawrepresentre-createmake
Inherited Hypernyms:shadepaintcreateact
Direct Hyponyms:crosshatch
Full Troponyms:crosshatch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactprotect from light, heat, or viewExamples:- Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight
Derivationally Related Form:shade
Hypernyms:block out screen
Inherited Hypernyms:shadescreenobstructimpedeprevent
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changevary slightlyHypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:shadechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changepass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degreeExamples:- the butterfly wings shade to yellow
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:shadechange
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP