shade

shade1 [ ʃeıd ] noun **

▸ 1 where light does not go

▸ 2 screen/cover

▸ 3 form of a color

▸ 4 pair of sunglasses

▸ 5 slightly different form

▸ 6 spirit of someone dead

▸ 7 something reminding someone of something

▸ 8 small amount/number

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) uncount a slightly dark area where the light from the sun does not reach because it is blocked by something:

He pulled a wicker chair into the shade.

shade of: I spent the afternoon reading under the shade of an umbrella.

in the shade: We sat in the shade and ate our lunch.

2. ) count AMERICAN a sheet of material that you pull down to cover a window

a ) a screen or cover that protects something from the sun:

an eye shade

3. ) count a particular form of a color. For example sky blue and navy blue are shades of blue:

The painter used different textures and shades to represent the seasons.

a brilliant shade of red

4. ) shades plural INFORMAL a pair of SUNGLASSES

5. ) count usually plural a slightly different form or type of something:

All shades of political opinion were represented at the conference.

6. ) count LITERARY the spirit of someone who has died: GHOST

7. ) shades plural shade of something that reminds someone of another person, thing, or period of time:

Look at all these kids' games shades of my childhood.

8. ) a shade singular a very small amount:

A shade less than 50 percent approve of the idea.

put someone/something in the shade

to be so impressive that someone or something else becomes less impressive or interesting by comparison:

Portland's metro really puts our public transportation system in the shade.

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shade

shade 2 [ ʃeıd ] verb transitive *

1. ) to keep light from shining directly onto or into something:

Jeremy shaded his aching eyes, and wished it would rain.

2. ) shade or shade in to make an area of a picture or drawing darker than the other areas:

The areas affected by the flood have been shaded on the map.

`shade ,in phrasal verb transitive

same as SHADE 2 2:

I'd like you to shade in all the triangles.

`shade ,into phrasal verb transitive

shade into something if one thing shades into another thing, it is difficult to know where one ends and the other begins:

After a while, each year began to shade into the next.