eng: shade - UWN/MENTA

eng: shade

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Meaning
means	(noun) relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" shadowiness, shadiness, shade
means	(noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" tincture, shade, tint, tone
means	(noun) protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade" shade
means	(noun) a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" nicety, nuance, shade, refinement, subtlety
means	(noun) a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade" shade
means	(noun) a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" tad, shade
means	(noun) a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" spectre, spook, specter, shade, ghost, wraith
means	(noun) a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) shade
means	(verb) cast a shadow over shadow, shade, shade off
means	(verb) represent the effect of shade or shadow on fill in, shade
means	(verb) protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" shade
means	(verb) vary slightly; "shade the meaning" shade
means	(verb) pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" shade
means	e/Shade (Dungeons & Dragons)
means	e/Shade (mythology)
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