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"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"nouna quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
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nouna protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
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"it is much cooler in the shade"nounrelative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
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nouna mental representation of some haunting experience
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"the new model is a shade better than the old one"nouna slight amount or degree of difference
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verbrepresent the effect of shade or shadow on
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verbcast a shadow overtype of:
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"don't argue about shades of meaning"nouna subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
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"an achievement that puts everything else in the shade" "his brother's success left him in the shade"nouna position of relative inferioritytype of:
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nouna representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)type of:
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"the butterfly wings shade to yellow"verbpass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degreetype of:
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verbprotect from light, heat, or view
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"they used umbrellas as shades" "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"nounprotective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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"shade the meaning"verbvary slightly
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