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Definitions of shadow
  1. noun
    a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

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  2. noun
    an indication that something has been present

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  3. noun
    something existing in perception only
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  4. verb
    cast a shadow over

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  5. verb
    make appear small by comparison

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  6. noun
    an unilluminated area

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  7. noun
    a dominating and pervasive presence
    "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
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  8. noun
    an inseparable companion
    "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
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  9. noun
    a premonition of something adverse
    "a shadow over his happiness"
  10. verb
    follow, usually without the person's knowledge
    "The police are shadowing her"
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  11. noun
    refuge from danger or observation
    "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
  12. noun
    shade within clear boundaries
Definition that contains shadow
  • dark devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
  • shadow cast a shadow over
  • object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  • threatening threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  • announce foreshadow or presage
  • shade cast a shadow over
  • shade a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
  • shade represent the effect of shade or shadow on
  • sinister threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  • ominous threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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