SHADOW
\ʃˈadə͡ʊ], \ʃˈadəʊ], \ʃ_ˈa_d_əʊ]\
Definitions of SHADOW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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cast a shadow over
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a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
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an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
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a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
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shade within clear boundaries
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follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
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an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
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a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
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make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
By Princeton University
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cast a shadow over
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a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
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an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
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a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
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shade within clear boundaries
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follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.
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Darkness; shade; obscurity.
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A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
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A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
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That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.
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A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
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An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.
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A small degree; a shade.
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An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
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To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
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To conceal; to hide; to screen.
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To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
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To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
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To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.
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To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
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To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.
By Oddity Software
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Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.
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Darkness; shade; obscurity.
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A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
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A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
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That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.
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A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
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An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.
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A small degree; a shade.
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An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
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To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
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To conceal; to hide; to screen.
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To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
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To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
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To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.
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To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
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To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.
By Noah Webster.
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To deprive of light; darken or cloud; mark with degrees of light or color; represent faintly; attend closely; follow and watch closely, as a detective.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Shade caused by an object: shade: darkness: shelter: security: favor: the dark part of a picture: an inseparable companion: a mystical representation: faint appearance: something only in appearance.
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To shade: to cloud or darken: to shade, as a painting: to represent faintly: to follow, unobserved, as a detective shadows a suspected criminal.
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SHADOWLESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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SHADOWLESS.
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To cast a shadow; shade; darken.
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To foreshow dimly; often with forth or out.
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To follow as a spy; dog.
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Partial darkness caused by the interception of light; shade; gloom; obscurity; sadness.
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Something shadowy; a type; faint trace.
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Shelter; covert; protection.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Shade; figure formed by shade; darkness; faint oppearance; type; phantom.
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Shadowy.
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To shade; darken; represent faintly.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. [Anglo Saxon] Shade within defined limits, representing the form of a body which intercepts the rays of light;-a plane projection in darkened outline of the form and relative proportions of a body placed in front of the light,-darkness; shade; obscurity; - obscure place; secluded retreat; shelter made by any thing which intercepts light, heat, or air;-protection; cover;-the darker or less illuminated part of a picture;-that which follows or Attends a person or thing like a shadow; a spirit; A ghost; -an. imperfect and faint representation; -Adumbration; indistinct image; hence, mystical representation; type;-something unsubstantial; phantom; mockery.