shade
verb [T] (STOP LIGHT) /ʃeɪd/Definition
› to prevent direct light from shining on something: I shaded my eyes from the glare of the sun. The broad avenues are shaded by splendid trees.Darkness and becoming dark shaded /ˈʃeɪ.dɪd/ adjective › Nothing will grow in the shaded part of the garden. The shaded areas of the plans show where the houses will be built.Darkness and becoming dark
(Definition of shade verb (STOP LIGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black sth out phrasal verb (NO LIGHT)
- blackness noun
- blackout noun (HIDING)
- dark adjective (WITHOUT LIGHT)
- darken verb
- deepen verb (DARK)
- dingy adjective
- dull adjective (NOT BRIGHT)
- gloomy adjective (DARK)
- half-light noun
- inky adjective
- matt adjective
- moonless adjective
- pitch-dark adjective
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shadow verb (DARKNESS)
- shady adjective (SLIGHT DARKNESS)
- silhouette noun
- Stygian adjective
- the gloaming noun
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