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shade
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- pronunciation:
- sheId
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Shade is a kind of darkness caused by something blocking the light. When something gives shade, like a tree or a big umbrella, it creates this kind of darkness. When it's hot outside, shade can be a good thing.
Some plants need a lot of light from the sun, but other plants need more shade.
- synonyms:
- shadow
- antonyms:
- light
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| definition 2: |
If you sit outside in the shade, you sit in an area where the light of the sun is blocked.
After we played a long game of soccer, we sat in the shade to cool down.It was a sunny day and Helen opened the umbrella on the porch to sit in its shade.
- antonyms:
- sun
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| definition 3: |
A shade is a thing that is made to block light. There are often shades on lamps and windows.
Julian opened the shades on his window to let in the morning light.The shade on our lamp is bent after the dog knocked it over. |
| definition 4: |
When you have three shades of green crayons, you have crayons that are three different kinds of green. Each green is darker or lighter than the others.
Logan picked a light shade of blue to paint the sky in his picture.- synonyms:
- tone
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| definition 5: |
(informal) When you wear shades, you are wearing sunglasses.
Sonia wore a pair of shades to the beach to protect her eyes from the sun.- synonyms:
- sunglasses
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| related words: |
blind, brim, color, dash, gloom, touch |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
shades, shading, shaded |
| definition 1: |
When a tree shades an area, it blocks it from the direct sun.
That big tree shades our backyard in the summer.- synonyms:
- shadow
- similar words:
- cloud, darken, dim
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| definition 2: |
When you shade your eyes from the sun, you hide or protect your eyes from the sun.
Keara shaded her eyes with her hands when she looked up at the bird flying over her head.- similar words:
- protect, screen, shield
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| definition 3: |
When an artist shades part of a drawing or painting, they fill in that area with dark lines or dark color.
The artist shaded the background of his portrait so that the woman's face would stand out more strongly. |
| derivation: |
shaded (adj.) |
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