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Etymology 1
Old English sceadu

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Pronunciation
IPA|/�eɪd/
audio|en-us-shade.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪd

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable darkness|Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

#: The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.

1. countable Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.

#: Close the shade, please, it's too bright in here.

1. countable A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).

#: I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.

1. figurative A subtle variation in a concept.

#: shades of meaning

1. archaic A ghost.

#: Too long have I been haunted by that shade.

1. archaic A creature that is partially human and partially angel.

#: He was attacked by a Shade.

1. countable A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.

Translations
trans-top|darkness where light is blocked
Albanian: hije f
Catalan: ombra f
Croatian: sjena f
Dutch: schaduw m
Esperanto: ombro
French: ombre f
German: Schatten m
Greek: �κιά (skiá) f
Hungarian: árnyék
Italian: ombra f
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Japanese: Jpan|影 (Jpan|��, kage)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س�ب��ر|trsaebar|scKUchar
Old English: sceadu f
Polish: cie� m
Portuguese: sombra f
Romanian: umbr� f
Russian: �ен� (ten') f
Slovak: tien m
Telugu: న�డ (neeDa)
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trans-top|something that blocks light, particularly in a window
Dutch: jaloezie f
French: store m
German: Vorhang m
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Russian: ��о�а (štóra) f
Telugu: ష�డ� (shaeDu)
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trans-top|variety of color
French: nuance#French|nuance f, ton#French|ton m
German: Farbton m
Greek: α������η (apókhrosi) f
Polish: odcie� m
Portuguese: matiz f, nuança f, tom m
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Russian: о��енок (otténok) m; н�ан� (njuáns) m
Slovak: Otieñ
Telugu: ర��� (raMgu)
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trans-top|subtle variation in a concept
French: nuance#French|nuance f
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Russian: о��енок (otténok) m; н�ан� (njuáns) m
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trans-top|archaic: a ghost
French: esprit m, ombre f
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Portuguese: espectro m, sombra f
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ttbc|Chinese Characters: �; 樾
ttbc|Chinese: �涼�
ttbc|Italian: tonalità f
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ttbc|Korean: 그�
ttbc|Spanish: cortina f
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Etymology 2
Old English sceadwian

Verb
en-verb|shad|ing

1. transitive To shield from light.

#: The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.

1. transitive To alter slightly.

#: You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
#: Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.

1. intransitive To vary slightly, particularly in color.

#: The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.

1. intransitive baseball When a defensive player moves slightly from his normal fielding position.

#: Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.

Translations
trans-top|to shield from light
French: ombrager, faire de l'ombre
Portuguese: sombrear
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Old English: sceadwian
Russian: за�ен��� (zatenját�)
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trans-top|to alter slightly
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trans-top|to vary slightly, particularly in color
French: tendre vers
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Russian: пе�е�оди�� (в#Russian|в) (perekhodít� (v))
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|German: schattieren
ttbc|Italian: proteggere
ttbc|Spanish: sombrear

Anagrams
Hades
heads

Related terms
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lampshade
nightshade
shader
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shading
shadow
shady
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