shadow+of+a+shade

  • 31shade off — verb cast a shadow over • Syn: ↑shadow, ↑shade • Derivationally related forms: ↑shade (for: ↑shade), ↑shadow (for: ↑shadow) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 32shadow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. umbra, silhouette, shade; spy, follower; reflection; shelter, protection; trace, suggestion; ghost, tail (sl.); See accompaniment, imagination. v. t. overcast, darken, shade; foreshadow, adumbrate;… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 33shade — [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

  • 34shade — 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

  • 35shade — 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

  • 36shade — [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

  • 37shade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shadiness, shadow, umbrage, gloom, gloaming, dimness, darkness; obscurity; duskiness; shading, tone; curtain, veil, film, haziness, haze, misti[ness], cloudiness; color, hue, tint; nuance, degree;… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 38shade — /ʃeɪd / (say shayd) noun 1. the comparative darkness caused by the interception of rays of light. 2. an area of comparative darkness; a shady place. 3. (plural) darkness gathering at the close of day. 4. (usually plural) a retired or obscure… …

  • 39shadow — {{11}}shadow (n.) O.E. sceadwe, sceaduwe, oblique cases of sceadu (see SHADE (Cf. shade)). As a designation of members of an opposition party chosen as counterparts of the government in power, it is recorded from 1906. Shadow of Death (Ps.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 40shadow — 1. noun 1) he saw her shadow in the doorway Syn: silhouette, outline, shape, contour, profile 2) (shadows) he emerged from the shadows Syn: shade, darkness, twilight; …

    Thesaurus of popular words