lampshade, lamp shade, shade
(noun) a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
shade
(noun) protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; “they used umbrellas as shades”; “as the sun moved he readjusted the shade”
shade
(noun) a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
shade, tint, tincture, tone
(noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; “after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre
(noun) a mental representation of some haunting experience; “he looked like he had seen a ghost”; “it aroused specters from his past”
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
(noun) a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; “without understanding the finer nuances you can’t enjoy the humor”; “don’t argue about shades of meaning”
tad, shade
(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; “a tad too expensive”; “not a tad of difference”; “the new model is a shade better than the old one”
shade
(noun) a position of relative inferiority; “an achievement that puts everything else in the shade”; “his brother’s success left him in the shade”
shade, shadiness, shadowiness
(noun) relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; “it is much cooler in the shade”; “there’s too much shadiness to take good photographs”
shade
(verb) pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; “the butterfly wings shade to yellow”
shade
(verb) vary slightly; “shade the meaning”
shade
(verb) protect from light, heat, or view; “Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight”
shade, fill in
(verb) represent the effect of shade or shadow on
shadow, shade, shade off
(verb) cast a shadow over
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shade (countable and uncountable, plural shades)
(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
(countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
(countable) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
(figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
(figuratively) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
(chiefly, literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
(countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
(uncountable, originally, gay slang) Subtle insults.
shade (third-person singular simple present shades, present participle shading, simple past and past participle shaded)
(transitive) To shield from light.
(transitive) To alter slightly.
(intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
(intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
(transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
To surpass by a narrow margin.
(transitive, GUI) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
Antonym: unshade
(transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
(transitive, obsolete) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
• Da'esh, Daesh, Desha, Hades, Shead, ashed, deash, hades, heads, sadhe
Shade (plural Shades)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shade is the 4919th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7148 individuals. Shade is most common among White (76.04%) and Black/African American (17.24%) individuals.
• Da'esh, Daesh, Desha, Hades, Shead, ashed, deash, hades, heads, sadhe
Source: Wiktionary
Shade, n. Etym: [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato, (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael. sgath, and probably to Gr. Shadow, Shed a hat.]
1. Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.
Note: Shade differs from shadow as it implies no particular form or definite limit; whereas a shadow represents in form the object which intercepts the light. When we speak of the shade of a tree, we have no reference to its form; but when we speak of measuring a pyramid or other object by its shadow, we have reference to its form and extent.
2. Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural. The shades of night were falling fast. Longfellow.
3. An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat. Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there Weep our sad bosoms empty. Shak.
4. That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade. The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Ps. cxxi. 5. Sleep under a fresh tree's shade. Shak. Let the arched knife well sharpened now assail the spreading shades of vegetables. J. Philips.
5. Shadow. [Poetic.] Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue. Pope.
6. The soul after its separation from the body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes. Swift as thought the flitting shade Thro' air his momentary journey made. Dryden.
7. (Painting, Drawing, etc.)
Definition: The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.
8. Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink. White, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees, or shades and mixtures, as green only in by the eyes. Locke.
9. A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms. New shades and combinations of thought. De Quincey. Every shade of religious and political opinion has its own headquarters. Macaulay. The Shades, the Nether World; the supposed abode of souls after leaving the body.
Shade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shading.]
1. To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from. Milton. I went to crop the sylvan scenes, And shade our altars with their leafy greens. Dryden.
2. To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes. Ere in our own house I do shade my head. Shak.
3. To obscure; to dim the brightness of. Thou shad'st The full blaze of thy beams. Milton.
4. To pain in obscure colors; to darken.
5. To mark with gradations of light or color.
6. To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. [Obs.] [The goddess] in her person cunningly did shade That part of Justice which is Equity. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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