shade
/ʃeɪd/ n [C/U] (DARKNESS)Definition
› darkness and cooler temperatures caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun: [U] The truck was parked in the shade. › A shade is a covering that is put over a light to make it less bright: [C] The lamps had matching shades. › A shade is also a cover, usually attached at the top of a window, that can be pulled over a window to block the light or to keep people from looking in.
(Definition of shade n (DARKNESS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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