shade

  • 31shade — 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… …

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  • 32shade — Synonyms and related words: Masan, achromatism, adumbration, air, amount, anima, anima humana, apparition, appearance, apply paint, astral, astral spirit, atman, atom, awning, ba, baldacchino, baldachin, banshee, beat, becloud, bedarken, bedaub,… …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 36shade in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shade in : present tense I/you/we/they shade in he/she/it shades in present participle shading in past tense shaded in past participle shaded in same as shade II, 2) I d like you to shade in all the triangles …

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  • 37shade*/ — [ʃeɪd] noun I 1) [U] a slightly cool dark area where the light and heat from the sun does not reach I spent the afternoon reading under the shade of an umbrella.[/ex] We sat in the shade and ate our lunch.[/ex] 2) [C] a screen or cover that… …

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  • 38shade — [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

  • 39Shade 45 — Infobox Radio station | name = Shade 45 slogan = area = United States,Canada airdate = October 28, 2004 frequency = XS45 (SIRIUS) DISH Network 6045 format = Progressive Hip Hop/Rap owner = SIRIUS Satellite Radio website =… …

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  • 40shade — 1. noun /ʃeɪd/ a) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day. b) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window. Close the shade, p …

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