shade
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Is shade a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.Examples: "The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day."; "Temps rose to a sweltering 40 degrees Celsius in the shade."; "Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…]."uncountable
2. (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.Examples: "Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here."countable
3. (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).Examples: "I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse."; "Thus light and colours, as white, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees or shades, and mixtures, as green, scarlet, purple, sea-green, and the rest, come in only by the eyes[…]"; "Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze."countable
4. (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.Examples: "shades of meaning"; "new shades and combinations of thought"; "Every shade of religious and political opinion had its own headquarters."countablefigurativelyuncountable
5. (figuratively, in the plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.Examples: "shades of Groucho Marx"countablefigurativelyin-pluraluncountable
6. (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.Examples: "Too long have I been haunted by that shade."; "The adventurer was attacked by a shade."; "Swift as thought the flitting shade / Thro' air his momentary journey made."countableliteraryuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.Examples: "The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day."transitive
2. (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.Examples: "We shaded under a huge oak tree."intransitiverare
3. (transitive) To alter slightly.Examples: "You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left."; "Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them."transitive
4. (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.Examples: "The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas."; "This small group will be most conveniently treated with the emotional division, into which it shades."intransitive
5. (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.Examples: "Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count."intransitive
6. (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.Examples: "I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary