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shades

/ʃeɪdz/

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noun

Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

Examples :

"The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day."

environment nature

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Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.

Examples :

"The afternoon sun was so bright that I had to pull down the shades in the living room. "

property architecture building

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A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).

Examples :

"The paint store offered many shades of blue, from a bright sky blue to a deep navy blue. "

color appearance

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A subtle variation in a concept.

Examples :

"shades of meaning"

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An aspect that is reminiscent of something.

Examples :

"shades of Groucho"

aspect appearance

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A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning

Examples :

"Even though the twins look identical, there are subtle shades of difference in their personalities. "

degree amount quality

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A ghost or specter; a spirit.

Examples :

"The adventurer was attacked by a shade."

mythology literature supernatural soul religion philosophy theology

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A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.

Examples :

""The collector specialized in identifying shades of the Penny Red stamp, carefully documenting even slight color variations to determine their rarity." "

stationery color

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(originally gay slang) Subtle insults.

Examples :

""During the meeting, Maria kept throwing shades at John by subtly criticizing his presentation ideas." "

language communication culture society

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To shield from light.

Examples :

"The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day."

appearance utility

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To alter slightly.

Examples :

"Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them."

aspect quality appearance

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To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.

Examples :

"The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas."

color appearance

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(of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.

Examples :

"Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count."

sport position action

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To darken, particularly in drawing.

Examples :

"I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows."

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To surpass by a narrow margin.

Examples :

"Both parties claimed afterwards that their man did best in the debate, but an early opinion poll suggested Mr Cameron shaded it."

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To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.

Examples :

""To focus on writing the email, I shades all the other open windows on my computer." "

computing technology internet device

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To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.

Examples :

"The large oak tree shades our picnic blanket from the hot summer sun. "

environment nature action

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To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.

Examples :

"The artist's painting shades the beauty of a peaceful sunset. "

appearance style art

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noun

Examples :

"His shades are by some famous designer."

wear style appearance