Shade (disambiguation) — Shade commonly refers to the shadow cast when something obscures light (specifically sunlight outdoors, as in the shade of a tree ). It can also mean:* A shade, a mixture of a color with black * Shading, a process used in art and graphic design * … Wikipedia
shadow — shad|ow1 W2 [ˈʃædəu US dou] n ↑shadow ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dark shape)¦ 2¦(darkness)¦ 3¦(bad effect/influence)¦ 4 without/beyond a shadow of a doubt 5 in somebody s shadow 6 be a shadow of your former self 7 shadows under your eyes 8 somebody s shadow 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shade — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceadu; akin to Old High German scato shadow, Greek skotos darkness Date: before 12th century 1. a. comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light b. relative… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shade — [OE] Shade and shadow [12] are ultimately the same word. Both originated in Old English sceadu. Shade is the direct descendant of this, whereas shadow comes from its inflected form sceaduwe. Sceadu itself went back via prehistoric Germanic… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
shade — 1. noun 1) they sat in the shade Syn: shadow(s), shadiness, shelter, cover; cool Ant: light, glare 2) shades of blue Syn: color, hue … Thesaurus of popular words
shade — 1. noun 1) they sat in the shade Syn: shadow, shelter, cover, cool 2) shades of blue Syn: colour, hue, tone, tint, tinge 3) shades of meaning … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
shade — [OE] Shade and shadow [12] are ultimately the same word. Both originated in Old English sceadu. Shade is the direct descendant of this, whereas shadow comes from its inflected form sceaduwe. Sceadu itself went back via prehistoric Germanic… … Word origins
shade — n 1 Shade, shadow, umbrage, umbra, penumbra, adumbration can mean the comparative darkness caused by something which intercepts rays of light. Shade carries no implication of a darkness that has a particular form or definite limit but the term… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Shadow — Shad ow (sh[a^]d [ o]), n. [Originally the same word as shade. [root]162. See {Shade}.] 1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shadow of death — Shadow Shad ow (sh[a^]d [ o]), n. [Originally the same word as shade. [root]162. See {Shade}.] 1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shade — (sh[=a]d), n. [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. sko tos darkness. [root]162. Cf. {Shadow}, {Shed} a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
