shade

Forms

1.Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
- Temps rose to a sweltering 40 degrees Celsius in the shade.
- Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].
2.Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.
3.A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
- Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
4.A subtle variation in a concept.
- Every shade of religious and political opinion had its own headquarters.
- These performances, which include plenty of great one-liners and physical gags but also unearth subtler shades of frustration and self-doubt, are some of my favorites of hers.

1.To shield (someone or something) from light.
- The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
2.To alter slightly.
- You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
- Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.
3.To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
- This small group will be most conveniently treated with the emotional division, into which it shades.
4.To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús

Proto-Germanic *skaduz

Proto-West Germanic *skadu

Old English sċeadu

Middle English schade

English shade