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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"
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a colour, especially when referring to how dark or light it is: a pale / dark shade of grey. pastel shades. shade noun (COVER) 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 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.
shade something (British English, informal) to win a contest by scoring only a very small number of points, goals, etc. more than your opponent. Definition of shade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. A shade of a particular color is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green. In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade of mottled gray. The walls were painted in two shades of green. Synonyms: hue, tone, colour, tint More Synonyms of shade.
Shade [U] is an area or a part of a place that is protected from the heat of the sun and so is darker and cooler: Let’s sit in the shade for a while. A shadow [C] is the dark shape made when a light shines on a person or an object: As the sun went down, we cast long shadows on the lawn.
n. the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area. a place or an area of comparative darkness, as one sheltered from the sun. See window shade. a lampshade. shades: darkness gathering at the close of day: Shades of night are falling. Slang Terms sunglasses.
noun. 1[mass noun] comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight: sitting in the shadethis area will be in shade for much of the day. More example sentences. It can grow almost anywhere - from lawns to forested areas, in direct sun or in shade, he says.
