DICTOMETER

SHADES

(shade, shades, sombra, skygge)

1. Synonyms:
   • Sunglasses
   • Dark glasses
   • Shades
   Definitions:
   • spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
   Examples:
   • He was wearing a pair of mirrored shades
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   • Shadiness
   • Shadowiness
   Definitions:
   • relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
   Examples:
   • It is much cooler in the shade
   • There's too much shadiness to take good photographs
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   • Tint
   • Tincture
   • Tone
   Definitions:
   • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
   Examples:
   • After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   Definitions:
   • protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
   Examples:
   • They used umbrellas as shades
   • As the sun moved he readjusted the shade
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Nuance
   • Nicety
   • Shade
   • Subtlety
   • Refinement
   Definitions:
   • a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
   Examples:
   • Without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
   • Don't argue about shades of meaning
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   Definitions:
   • a position of relative inferiority
   Examples:
   • An achievement that puts everything else in the shade
   • His brother's success left him in the shade
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Tad
   • Shade
   Definitions:
   • a slight amount or degree of difference
   Examples:
   • A tad too expensive
   • Not a tad of difference
   • The new model is a shade better than the old one
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Ghost
   • Shade
   • Spook
   • Wraith
   • Specter
   • Spectre
   Definitions:
   • a mental representation of some haunting experience
   Examples:
   • He looked like he had seen a ghost
   • It aroused specters from his past
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   Definitions:
   • a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Shadow
   • Shade
   • Shade off
   Definitions:
   • cast a shadow over
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   • Fill in
   Definitions:
   • represent the effect of shade or shadow on
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   Definitions:
   • protect from light, heat, or view
   Examples:
   • Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   Definitions:
   • vary slightly
   Examples:
   • Shade the meaning
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Shade
   Definitions:
   • pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
   Examples:
   • The butterfly wings shade to yellow