1. comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
2. relative obscurity or retirement
3. shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight
4. a place sheltered from the sun
5. an evanescent or unreal appearance
6. the shadows that gather as darkness comes on
7. netherworld, hades
8. a disembodied spirit ghost
9. something that intercepts or shelters from light, sun, or heat: such as
10. a device partially covering a lamp so as to reduce glare
11. a flexible screen usually mounted on a roller for regulating the light or the view through a window
12. sunglasses
13. the reproduction of the effect of shade in painting or drawing
14. a subdued or somber feature
15. a color produced by a pigment or dye mixture having some black in it
16. a color slightly different from the one under consideration
17. a minute difference or variation nuance
18. a minute degree or quantity
19. a facial expression of sadness or displeasure
20. to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms
Christopher Oram's elegant set is a pillared palazzo; at cafe tables wasp-waisted women sip tiny cups of espresso and throw shade at their rivals from behind dark glasses …
— Sam Marlowe
21. to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat
22. to cover with a shade
23. to hide partly by or as if by a shadow
24. to darken with or as if with a shadow
25. to better or exceed by a shade
26. to represent the effect of shade or shadow on
27. to add shading to
28. to color so that the shades pass gradually from one to another
29. to change by gradual transition or qualification
30. to reduce slightly
shade a price
31. slant, bias
32. to pass by slight changes or imperceptible degrees
33. to undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation
34. an area of slight darkness that is produced when something blocks the light of the sun
35. something that is used to block strong light
36. a darkened area in a drawing, painting, etc.
37. to shelter (something) from strong light and especially from sunlight
38. to make an area in a drawing, on a graph, etc., darker than other areas
39. to change (something, such as the truth) slightly in order to deceive people
40. space sheltered from light or heat and especially from the sun
I needed to sit in the shade of a tree.
41. partial darkness
The trees cast shade.
42. something that blocks off or cuts down light
a lamp shade a window shade
43. the darkness or lightness of a color
four shades of brown
44. a very small difference or amount
He's just a shade taller than me.
45. ghost, spirit
46. the darkening of some objects in a painting or drawing to suggest that they are in shade
47. to shelter from light or heat
I shaded my eyes with a hand.
48. to mark with or turn a darker color
The shaded parts of the graph show growth. Her face shaded purple with embarrassment.