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shade — n 1 Shade, shadow, umbrage, umbra, penumbra, adumbration can mean the comparative darkness caused by something which intercepts rays of light. Shade carries no implication of a darkness that has a particular form or definite limit but the term… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Shade — (sh[=a]d), n. [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato, (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael. sgath, and probably to Gr. sko tos darkness. [root]162. Cf. {Shadow}, {Shed} a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shade — or lamp shade [shād] n. [ME schade < OE sceadu (gen. & dat. sceadwe), akin to Goth skadus < IE base * skot , darkness, shadow > Gr skotos, darkness] 1. comparative darkness caused by a more or less opaque object cutting off rays of light … English World dictionary
Shade avoidance — is a set of responses that plants display when they are subjected to the shade of another plant. It often includes elongation, altered flowering time, increased apical dominance and altered partitioning of resources. This set of responses is… … Wikipedia
shade — [n1] dimness adumbration, blackness, coolness, cover, darkness, dusk, gloominess, obscuration, obscurity, penumbra, screen, semidarkness, shadiness, shadow, shadows, umbra, umbrage; concept 620 Ant. brightness, light shade [n2] blind, shield… … New thesaurus
Shade — (sh[=a]d), v. i. [See {Shade}, n.] To undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation, as of color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight changes; used chiefly with a preposition, as into, away, off. This small group will be most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shade of difference — index differential, nuance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Difference — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difference >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difference difference Sgm: N 1 variance variance variation variety Sgm: N 1 diversity diversity dissimilarity &c. 18 Sgm: N 1 disagreement disagreement … English dictionary for students
shade — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceadu; akin to Old High German scato shadow, Greek skotos darkness Date: before 12th century 1. a. comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light b. relative… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shade — shadeless, adj. shadelessness, n. /shayd/, n., v., shaded, shading. n. 1. the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area. 2. a place or an area of comparative darkness, as one… … Universalium
shade — /ʃeɪd / (say shayd) noun 1. the comparative darkness caused by the interception of rays of light. 2. an area of comparative darkness; a shady place. 3. (plural) darkness gathering at the close of day. 4. (usually plural) a retired or obscure… …
