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- DictionaryShade/SHād/
noun
- 1. comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight: "sitting in the shade"
- 2. a color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it: "various shades of blue"
verb
- 1. screen from direct light: "she shaded her eyes against the sun"
- 2. darken or color (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of color: "she shaded in the outline of a chimney"
[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)
Shade is a break from the glare of the sun, like the shade of a big tree or the shade under a beach umbrella.
Definition of shade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. shade. verb [ T ] uk / ʃeɪd / us. to cover something in order to protect it from the sun:
a slight variation or degree: a shade of difference. 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.
6 days ago · 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.
shade. noun. /ʃeɪd/ out of sun. enlarge image. [uncountable] shade (of something) an area that is dark and cool under or behind something, for example a tree or building, because the sun's light does not get to it We sat down in the shade of the wall. The temperature can reach 100°F in the shade.
