shade

Noun
  1. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body (synset 114008098)
    "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"
    hypernym: semidarkness - partial darkness
    hyponym: shadow - shade within clear boundaries
    synonym: shadiness, shadowiness
  2. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color (synset 104966407)
    "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
    hypernym: color, coloring, colour, colouring - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
    hyponym:
    synonym: tincture, tint, tone
  3. Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight (synset 104188779)
    "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
    hypernym: protection, protective cover, protective covering - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
    hyponym:
    • parasol, sunshade - a handheld collapsible source of shade
    • sun visor - a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile
  4. A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (synset 106618544)
    "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
    hypernym: import, meaning, significance, signification - the message that is intended or expressed or signified
    synonym: nicety, nuance, refinement, subtlety
  5. A position of relative inferiority (synset 113975012)
    "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
    hypernym: inferiority, lower rank, lower status - the state of being inferior
  6. A slight amount or degree of difference (synset 113785325)
    "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"
    hypernym: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    synonym: tad
  7. A mental representation of some haunting experience (synset 105906778)
    "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
    hypernym: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow - something existing in perception only
    synonym: ghost, specter, spectre, spook, wraith
  8. A representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) (synset 104189026)
    hypernym: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
  9. A protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view (synset 103642609)
    hypernym: protection, protective cover, protective covering - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
    part meronym: lamp - a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
    synonym: lamp shade, lampshade
Verb
  1. Cast a shadow over (synset 202774660)
    hypernym: darken - make dark or darker
    synonym: shade off, shadow
  2. Represent the effect of shade or shadow on (synset 201699462)
    domain category: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
    hypernym:
    • paint - make a painting
    • draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
    hyponym: crosshatch - shade with multiple crossing lines
    synonym: fill in
  3. Protect from light, heat, or view (synset 201480334)
    "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
    hypernym: block out, screen - prevent from entering
  4. Vary slightly (synset 200113413)
    "shade the meaning"
    hypernym: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    verb group: shade - pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
  5. Pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree (synset 200113228)
    "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
    hypernym: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    verb group: shade - vary slightly

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