| NOUN | state | shade, shadiness, shadowiness | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
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| attribute | shade, tint, tincture, tone | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | |
| artifact | shade | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight | |
| communication | shade, nuance, nicety, subtlety, refinement | a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude | |
| state | shade | a position of relative inferiority | |
| quantity | shade, tad | a slight amount or degree of difference | |
| cognition | shade, ghost, spook, wraith, specter, spectre | a mental representation of some haunting experience | |
| artifact | shade | a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) | |
| artifact | shade, lampshade, lamp shade | a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view | |
| VERB | weather | shade, shadow, shade off | cast a shadow over |
| creation | shade, fill in | represent the effect of shade or shadow on | |
| contact | shade | protect from light, heat / heat, or view | |
| change | shade | vary slightly | |
| change | shade | pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree |
| Sounds | shey'd | |
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| Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... | |
| Meaning | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body. | |
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| Example | "it is much cooler in the shade" | |
| Synonyms | shadiness, shadowiness | |
| Narrower | shadow | shade within clear boundaries |
| Broader | semidarkness | partial darkness |
| Spanish | cortina, sombra | |
| Catalan | ombra | |
| Adjectives | shady | filled with shade |
| Verbs | shade | cast a shadow over |
| Meaning | A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. | |
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| Example | "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" | |
| Synonyms | tint, tincture, tone | |
| Narrower | mellowness | A soft shade of a color |
| richness | A strong deep vividness of hue | |
| undertone, tinge | A pale or subdued color | |
| Broader | color, colour, coloring, colouring | A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect |
| Spanish | coloración, colorido, matiz, sombra, tinta, tinte, tintura, tonalidad, tono | |
| Catalan | tint, tintura, to, tonalitat | |
| Meaning | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | parasol, sunshade | A handheld collapsible source of shade |
| sun visor | A shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile | |
| Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
| Spanish | sombra | |
| Verbs | shade | protect from light, heat / heat, or view |
| Meaning | A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude. | |
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| Example | "don't argue about shades of meaning" | |
| Synonyms | nuance, nicety, subtlety, refinement | |
| Broader | meaning, significance, signification, import | The message that is intended or expressed or signified |
| Spanish | matiz | |
| Catalan | matís | |
| Meaning | A position of relative inferiority. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | inferiority, lower status, lower rank | The state of being inferior |
| Meaning | A slight amount or degree of difference. | |
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| Example | "the new model is a shade better than the old one" | |
| Synonym | tad | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Catalan | una mica | |
| Meaning | A mental representation of some haunting experience. | |
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| Synonyms | ghost, spook, wraith, specter, spectre | |
| Broader | apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow | Something existing in perception only |
| Spanish | aparición, espectro, fantasma, sombra, wraith | |
| Catalan | espectre, fantasma | |
| Meaning | A representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment). | |
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| Broader | representation | A creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something |
| Verbs | shade | represent the effect of shade or shadow on |
| Meaning | A protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view. | |
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| Synonyms | lampshade, lamp shade | |
| Part of | lamp | A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs |
| Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
| Spanish | pantalla de lámpara, pantalla | |
| Catalan | pàmpol, pantalla | |
| Meaning | cast a shadow over. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | shadow, shade off | |
| Broader | darken | make dark or darker |
| Spanish | ensombrecer | |
| Nouns | shade | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
| Meaning | represent the effect of shade or shadow on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | fill in | |
| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| Narrower | crosshatch | shade with multiple crossing lines |
| Broader | draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface |
| paint | make a painting / painting | |
| Spanish | sombrear | |
| Nouns | shade | a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) |
| shading | graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting | |
| Meaning | protect from light, heat / heat, or view. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" | |
| Broader | screen, block out | prevent from entering |
| Nouns | shade | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight |
| Meaning | Vary slightly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "shade the meaning" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | shade | Pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree |
| Spanish | matizar | |
| Catalan | matisar | |
| Meaning | Pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Similar to | shade | Vary slightly |
| Spanish | matizar | |
| Catalan | matisar | |
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