shadow | ||
1. | [ noun ] shade within clear boundaries | |
Related terms: | shade penumbra umbra | |
2. | [ noun ] an unilluminated area | |
Synonyms: | darkness dark | |
Examples: | "he moved off into the darkness" |
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Related terms: | scene | |
3. | [ noun ] something existing in perception only | |
Synonyms: | phantom phantasma phantasm apparition | |
Examples: | : "a ghostly apparition at midnight" |
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Related terms: | illusion ghost flying_dutchman unidentified_flying_object | |
4. | [ verb ] follow, usually without the person's knowledge | |
Examples: | "The police are shadowing her" |
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Related terms: | follow shadowing | |
5. | [ noun ] an indication that something has been present | |
Synonyms: | trace vestige tincture | |
Examples: | "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim" "a tincture of condescension" |
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Related terms: | indication clue footprint | |
6. | [ noun ] refuge from danger or observation | |
Examples: | "he felt secure in his father's shadow" |
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Related terms: | recourse | |
7. | [ noun ] a premonition of something adverse | |
Examples: | "a shadow over his happiness" |
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Related terms: | foreboding | |
8. | [ verb ] cast a shadow over | |
Synonyms: | shade shade_off | |
Related terms: | obscure shade | |
9. | [ verb ] cast a shadow | |
Synonyms: | dwarf overshadow | |
Related terms: | dominate dwarf | |
10. | [ noun ] a dominating and pervasive presence | |
Examples: | "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" |
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Related terms: | presence | |
11. | [ noun ] (work) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | |
Synonyms: | shadower tail | |
Related terms: | detective follower spy chase | |
12. | [ noun ] an inseparable companion | |
Examples: | "the poor child was his mother's shadow" |
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Related terms: | follower | |
Similar spelling: |
shadowy shad Shead Shadd shod shed shahadah shoed shoat Shedd shady shade shoddy sheath |