Synonyms: shade
Definition: protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
Usage: they used umbrellas as shades; as the sun moved he readjusted the shade
Similar words: protection, protective cover, protective covering
Definition: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
Usage: they had no protection from the fallout; wax provided protection for the floors
Synonyms: shade
Definition: a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
Similar words: representation
Definition: a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
Synonyms: shade, tincture, tint, tone
Definition: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Usage: after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
Similar words: color, coloring, colour, colouring
Definition: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Usage: a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
Synonyms: wraith, ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook
Definition: a mental representation of some haunting experience
Usage: he looked like he had seen a ghost; it aroused specters from his past
Similar words: apparition, shadow, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, fantasm
Definition: something existing in perception only
Usage: a ghostly apparition at midnight
Synonyms: refinement, shade, subtlety, nuance, nicety
Definition: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
Usage: without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor; don't argue about shades of meaning
Similar words: significance, signification, meaning, import
Definition: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Usage: what is the meaning of this sentence; the significance of a red traffic light; the signification of Chinese characters; the import of his announcement was ambiguous
Definition: a slight amount or degree of difference
Usage: a tad too expensive; not a tad of difference; the new model is a shade better than the old one
Similar words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Synonyms: shade
Definition: a position of relative inferiority
Usage: an achievement that puts everything else in the shade; his brother's success left him in the shade
Similar words: lower rank, lower status, inferiority
Definition: the state of being inferior
Synonyms: shade, shadiness, shadowiness
Definition: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
Usage: it is much cooler in the shade; there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
Similar words: semidarkness
Definition: partial darkness
Synonyms: shade
Definition: pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
Usage: the butterfly wings shade to yellow
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: shade
Definition: vary slightly
Usage: shade the meaning
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: shade
Definition: protect from light, heat, or view
Usage: Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight
Similar words: screen, block out
Definition: prevent from entering
Usage: block out the strong sunlight
Definition: represent the effect of shade or shadow on
Similar words: paint
Definition: make a painting
Usage: he painted all day in the garden; He painted a painting of the garden
Similar words: draw
Definition: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Usage: She drew an elephant; Draw me a horse
Synonyms: shade, shade off, shadow
Definition: cast a shadow over