shade in English

noun

1

comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.

sitting in the shade

synonyms: shadow(s), shadiness, shelter, cover, cool

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

synonyms: color, hue, tone, tint, tinge

3

a lampshade.

Bring them a lamp and they could find a shade for it within minutes.

4

a ghost.

I can feel the shades of my forebears crowding before me, waving their spectral hands at me and admonishing me to go no further.

verb

1

screen from direct light.

she shaded her eyes against the sun

synonyms: cast a shadow over, shadow, shelter, cover, screen, darken

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

synonyms: darken, color in, pencil in, block in, fill in, cross-hatch

3

make a slight reduction in the amount, rate, or price of.

banks may shade the margin over base rate they charge customers

noun

shadow(s), shadiness, shelter, cover, cool
color, hue, tone, tint, tinge
nuance, gradation, degree, difference, variation, variety, nicety, subtlety, undertone, overtone
a little, a bit, a trace, a touch, a modicum, a tinge, slightly, rather, somewhat, a tad, a smidgen, a titch, a tinch, a hair
blind, curtain, screen, cover, covering, brise-soleil, awning, canopy
sunglasses, dark glasses, Polaroids, Raybans
specter, ghost, spook, wraith
refinement, nicety, nuance, subtlety
tincture, tint, tone
shadiness, shadowiness
tad

verb

cast a shadow over, darken, change, fill in, shadow
cast a shadow over, shadow, shelter, cover, screen, darken
darken, color in, pencil in, block in, fill in, cross-hatch
change, transmute, turn, go, merge, blend, graduate
fill in
shadow, shade off

Use "shade" in a sentence

1. A shade synonyms, A shade pronunciation, A shade translation, English dictionary definition of A shade

2. → shade Examples from the Corpus A shade …

3. A memorable shade.

4. Acoustic window shade

5. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English A shade A shade formal LITTLE/NOT VERY very slightly A shade too big/hot/fast etc Matt’s clothes were just A shade too big for me

6. A shade better/quicker/faster etc The results were A shade better than we expected

7. See also: shade A shade of (something) A particular hue of a given color

8. Lower window shade, please.

9. The window shade is down.

10. They sat in the shade.

11. A shade over/under/above etc She was A shade under five feet tall

12. That's'cause we in the shade.

13. Oh, that's Maple Shade, actually.

14. Yeah, inside in the shade.

15. Because their shade is good.

16. Put down the window shade.

17. A shade of Shabby, Acworth, Georgia

18. And a shade from the heat.

19. Spanish Bluebells thrive in a variety of light conditions, from full sun to partial shade to dappled shade

20. Shade sorted column & in lists

21. Big lawns and shade tress.

22. Let's move into the shade.

23. Cambric V1 Shade Variation Cambric Catalog

24. It is a shade preferring Barnacle

25. A shade Darker Spa, Ogden, Utah

26. The child is a shade sulky.

27. He was feeling a shade disappointed.

28. These trees afford a pleasant shade.

29. " It's a glamorous shade of pink. "

30. Barberry tolerates pollution, shade and drought

31. The lighter grey shade provides Aeriness

32. Tommy's the shade, gareth's the stick.

33. The tennis umpire wore an eye - shade.

34. This plant grows best in the shade.

35. Solar panels can shade Canals to …

36. It is an important shade tree.

37. " Ride, boldly ride, The shade replied

38. Ferns are virtually synonymous with shade.

39. A shade lack luster this morning, Chiltern

40. Let's go in the shade and fuck.

41. 13 Cars lurk beneath in the shade.

42. The actress still remains in the shade.

43. I think it's a shade warmer today.

44. Bagworms may also feed on shade and

45. Most Alumroots are happiest in part shade

46. Steel Shade Structures, Steel Amphitheaters, Custom Shelter, Optional Ornamentation, Laser Cut Logo and Name, Half Hexagon, Custom Shade Structures

47. Favorite Add to Milk Glass Chimney Shade Corn …

48. Most Anemones require partial shade and regular watering

49. Always practising that perfect shade of amber, eh?

50. These plants grow well in sun or shade.