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- Definition
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- shade :relative darkness 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
- shade :a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
- shade :protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- they used umbrellas as shades|as the sun moved he readjusted the shade
- shade :protect from light, heat, or view
- Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight
- shade :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
- shade :vary slightly
- shade :a position of relative inferiority
- an achievement that puts everything else in the shade|his brother's success left him in the shade
- shade :pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
- the butterfly wings shade to yellow