Shade

n.	1.	Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.
	2.	Darkness; obscurity; - often in the plural. The shades of night were falling fast. - Longfellow.
	3.	An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat. Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there Weep our sad bosoms empty. - Shak.
	4.	That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade. The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. - Ps. cxxi. 5. Sleep under a fresh tree's shade. - Shak. Let the arched knife well sharpened now assail the spreading shades of vegetables. - J. Philips.
	5.	Shadow. Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue. - Pope.
	6.	The soul after its separation from the body; - so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes. Swift as thought the flitting shade Thro' air his momentary journey made. - Dryden.
	7.	(Painting, Drawing, etc.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.
	8.	Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink. White, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees, or shades and mixtures, as green only in by the eyes. - Locke.
	9.	A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms. New shades and combinations of thought. - De Quincey. Every shade of religious and political opinion has its own headquarters. - Macaulay. The Shades the Nether World; the supposed abode of souls after leaving the body.
v. t.	1.	To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from. [imp. & p. p. Shaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shading.] I went to crop the sylvan scenes, And shade our altars with their leafy greens. - Dryden.
	2.	To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes. Ere in our own house I do shade my head. - Shak.
	3.	To obscure; to dim the brightness of. Thou shad'st The full blaze of thy beams. - Milton.
	4.	To pain in obscure colors; to darken.
	5.	To mark with gradations of light or color.
	6.	To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. [The goddess] in her person cunningly did shade That part of Justice which is Equity. - Spenser.
v. i.	1.	To undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation, as of color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight changes; - used chiefly with a preposition, as into, away, off. This small group will be most conveniently treated with the emotional division, into which it shades. - Edmund Gurney.

Noun	1.	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" Synonyms: shadiness, shadowiness
	2.	shade - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" Synonyms: tint, tincture, tone
	3.	shade - protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
	4.	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" Synonyms: nuance, subtlety, nicety, refinement
	5.	shade - a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
	6.	shade - a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" Synonyms: tad
	7.	shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" Synonyms: ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook
	8.	shade - a representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
Verb	1.	shade - cast a shadow over Synonyms: shade off, shadow
	2.	shade - represent the effect of shade or shadow on Synonyms: fill in
	3.	shade - protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"

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