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Definition shade
Etymology 1
From Middle English schade, from Old English s?eadu, scadu (“shadow; shade”), from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shadow; shade”). More at shadow.
Noun
shade (countable and uncountable, plural shades)
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- (countable) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- (figuratively) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
- (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (uncountable, originally gay slang) Subtle insults.
Etymology 2
From Old English sceadwian, derived from s?eadu (see above).
Verb
shade (third-person singular simple present shades, present participle shading, simple past and past participle shaded)
- (transitive) To shield from light.
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
- (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- To surpass by a narrow margin.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
- (transitive, obsolete) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
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