Definitions:

1. a mental representation of some haunting experience noun
   • The soldiers were haunted by the shade of the event.
2. a position of relative inferiority noun
   • The achievement that puts everything else in the shade.
3. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color noun
   • After several trials they mixed the pink shade that we wanted for the paint.
4. a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing noun
   • The shade in that painting looks so realistic.
5. a slight amount or degree of difference noun
   • The flavor of the next batch was a shade sweeter.
6. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude noun
   • The shade of two editorials added to the main points of the argument.
7. protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight noun
   • The family used umbrellas as shades.
8. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body noun
   • It is much cooler in the shade of the tree.
9. subtle insults or a showing of disrespect, usually used with 'throw' noun
   • The shade on the internet was a source of much excitement.
10. to cast a shadow over verb
    • The tree shades the front of the house.
11. to pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree verb
    • The butterfly wings shade to yellow.
12. to protect from light, heat, or view verb
    • The hunting blind shades the hunters from the sight of their prey.
13. to represent the effect of shade or shadow on verb
    • The artist used a different style to shade the fruit in the painting.
14. to vary slightly verb
    • The punctuation shades the meaning of the sentence.

Synonyms:

• fill in
• ghost
• nicety
• nuance
• refinement
• shade off
• shadiness
• shadow
• shadowiness
• specter
• spectre
• spook
• subtlety
• tincture
• tint
• tone
• wraith

NearBy Words:

• shaded
• shades