shade
nouns
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"
is derived from
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
"they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
is a type of (narrower)
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
"they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
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"
a position of relative inferiority
"an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
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"
a mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
is a type of (narrower)
a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
verbs
protect from light, heat, or view
"Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
vary slightly
"shade the meaning"
verb group
pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
"the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
"the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
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