shade
🇺🇸
/ʃeɪd/
🇬🇧
/ʃeɪd/
noun
B2
A cool, dark area where sunlight is blocked.
We rested in the shade of a large tree.
R
A cover that reduces or blocks light.
The lamp shade made the light softer.
R
A window covering that can be raised or lowered.
The window shade blocked the bright sun.
B2
How light or dark a color is.
The room was painted in a light shade of blue.
R
Dark areas in art that create depth.
The artist used shade to make the drawing look real.
R
A small difference in meaning or feeling.
There are many shades of meaning in that word.
R
A little bit; slightly.
He was a shade nervous before the speech.
R
Dark glasses that protect eyes from sun.
She wore her shade to block the bright light.
R
The spirit of a dead person; a ghost.
The old tale spoke of a shade that haunted the house.
verb
R
To block direct light from something.
The trees shade the garden from the hot sun.
R
To cover a light to make it less bright.
She shaded the lamp to reduce the glare.
R
To darken part of a drawing or map.
He shaded the area to show where the park is.
R
To win by a very small amount.
Our team shaded the victory by one point.
translation
A cool, dark area where sunlight is blocked.; A cover that reduces or blocks light.; A window covering that can be raised or lowered.; How light or dark a color is.; Dark areas in art that create depth.; A small difference in meaning or feeling.; A little bit; slightly.; Dark glasses that protect eyes from sun.; The spirit of a dead person; a ghost.
To block direct light from something.; To cover a light to make it less bright.; To darken part of a drawing or map.; To win by a very small amount.
Word Forms
3rd Present
shades
Past
shaded
Perfect
shaded
Progressive
shading
Plural
shades