1. (noun)shade, shadiness, shadowiness relativedarkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"
2. (noun)shade, tint, tincture, tone a quality of a givencolor that differs slightly from another color "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
3. (noun)shade protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
4. (noun)nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
5. (noun)shade a position of relativeinferiority "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
6. (noun)tad, shade a slightamount or degree of difference "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"
7. (noun)ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre a mental representation of some haunting experience "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
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