English | Greek |
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shade | ίσκιος, σκιά |
shade | σκίαση |
shade | σκίαστρο, σκέπαστρο |
shade | απόχρωση |
shade | μικρή ποσότητα, υποψία, ιδέα |
shade | σκιάζω |
shade | βάζω σκιά σε, κάνω κτ. πιο σκούρο |
shade | αλλάζω σταδιακά απόχρωση |
English - Wordnet 3.0
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NOUN (8) 1. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; - Example: "it is much cooler in the shade" - Example: "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: shade, shadiness, shadowiness] 2. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; - Example: "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" [syn: shade, tint, tincture, tone] 3. protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; - Example: "they used umbrellas as shades" - Example: "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade" 4. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; - Example: "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor" - Example: "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement] 5. a position of relative inferiority; - Example: "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade" - Example: "his brother's success left him in the shade" 6. a slight amount or degree of difference; - Example: "a tad too expensive" - Example: "not a tad of difference" - Example: "the new model is a shade better than the old one" [syn: tad, shade] 7. a mental representation of some haunting experience; - Example: "he looked like he had seen a ghost" - Example: "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre] 8. a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment); VERB (5) 1. cast a shadow over; [syn: shadow, shade, shade off] 2. represent the effect of shade or shadow on; [syn: shade, fill in] 3. protect from light, heat, or view; - Example: "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" 4. vary slightly; - Example: "shade the meaning" 5. pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; - Example: "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" |