| noun | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body “it is much cooler in the shade” |
| noun | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color “after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted” |
| noun | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight “they used umbrellas as shades” |
| noun | a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude “without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor” |
| noun | a position of relative inferiority “an achievement that puts everything else in the shade” |
| noun | a slight amount or degree of difference “a tad too expensive” |
| noun | a mental representation of some haunting experience “he looked like he had seen a ghost” |
| noun | a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) |
| verb | cast a shadow over |
| verb | represent the effect of shade or shadow on |
| verb | protect from light, heat, or view “Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight” |
| verb | vary slightly “shade the meaning” |
| verb | pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree “the butterfly wings shade to yellow” |
| shady | adjective | filled with shade |
| shade | verb | cast a shadow over |
| shadowy | adjective | filled with shade |
| tint | verb | color lightly |
| tincture | verb | stain or tint with a color |
| tone | verb | change to a color image |
| refine | verb | make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of |
| ghost | verb | haunt like a ghost; pursue |
| spook | verb | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action |
| shadow | noun | an unilluminated area |
| shade | noun | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
| shading | noun | graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting |