(colloquial) Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun
“I'm doing all right, getting good grades. The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.”
The range of colors used in an artistic or creative piece, work or product
A pair of lenses set in a frame, usually worn to correct vision
A place state of eternal punishment and damnation for those considered wicked or sinful
Plural for comparative darkness caused by shelter from direct sunlight
“It is one of the few culinary herbs that thrives in shade.”
Plural for darkness caused by the setting of the sun
“In the lonely room of his aunt's house, Jude sat watching the cottage of the Widow Edlin as it disappeared behind the night shade.”
Plural for a screen or blind, typically on a window
“And so he pulled on the left window's shade. It snapped open, and Einar peered through.”
Plural for a color, especially with regard to its tinge or as distinguished from another
“I slowly looked over at Donovan and smiled, the smile lighting up my face and the moonlight turning my eyes a darker shade of blue.”
Plural for a slight amount of something
“Even the soulless Laise had had a shade of humanity to her.”
Plural for a ghost or supernatural being
“The ghost is the shade of Lucy Walters, first mistress of Charles II.”
Plural for a slightly different variety of something
“The subtle shade of meaning can no doubt be explained by the degree of faithfulness of the pictures in question with regard to the originals.”
(often "shades") Plural for an obscure or indirect hint or suggestion
“Everything we don't know, beyond a doubt, has a shade of darkness.”
Plural for a person or thing providing protection, or the protection provided
Plural for a heavy sheet of material or cloth
Plural for a piece of fabric material suspended at the top to form a screen
Plural for the projecting edge around the bottom of a hat
Plural for a weak or inferior remnant or version of something
Plural for the character of something
Plural for a hindrance, blindfold, or bluff that obscures vision or true intention
Plural for the dark shape and outline of someone or something against light or a bright background
Plural for a manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings
Plural for the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
To screen or provide cover from direct light
“Surround the plants with liberal amounts of mulch to shade the soil and add organic matter.”
To darken or color with lines or a block of color
“Using color pastels, shade the background area of the sketch.”
To change slightly or by degrees
“The husks of the pecans on the leafy trees all over town began to shade from green to brown.”
To give or add color to, especially with paint
To obscure or overshadow
To protect from attack, harm or danger
To be superior to
To make dirty or sooty
To shadow
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