overshadow
(verb) cast a shadow upon; “The tall tree overshadowed the house”
shadow, overshadow, dwarf
(verb) make appear small by comparison; “This year’s debt dwarfs that of last year”
overshadow, dominate, eclipse
(verb) be greater in significance than; “the tragedy overshadowed the couple’s happiness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overshadow (third-person singular simple present overshadows, present participle overshadowing, simple past and past participle overshadowed)
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
(transitive) To shelter or protect.
• (dominate): eclipse, outshadow, outshine, outdo, put to shame, upstage, surpass, outmatch, outstrip, dwarf
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*shad"ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshadowed(); p. pr. & vb. n. Overshadowing. ] Etym: [Cf. Overshade. ]
1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7.
2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
