Topic: COLOURS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | sceadu |
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shade1
1 slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it : a plant that needs a lot of shade The temperature was over 90 degrees in the shade. ➔ see usage note shadow1
out of sunlight
[uncountable]a plant that needs a lot of shadeThe temperature was over 90 degrees in the shade.2
for blocking light
[countable]D something you use to reduce or block light : The shade on the lamp was slightly crooked.
The shade on the lamp was slightly crooked.4 the dark places in a picture : strong contrasts of light and shade
in a picture
[uncountable]AVPTCPstrong contrasts of light and shade6 a meaning etc that is slightly different from other ones [= nuance]: There is room in the Democratic party for many shades of opinion.
shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc
There is room in the Democratic party for many shades of opinion.8 used to say that someone or something reminds you of another person or thing : The food was horrible, (shades of school dinners).
shades of somebody/something
The food was horrible, (shades of school dinners).9 to be so good or impressive that other similar things or people seem much less important or interesting : They're planning a festival that will put all the others in the shade.
put somebody/something in the shade
They're planning a festival that will put all the others in the shade.WORD FOCUS: colour WORD FOCUS: colour
a particular kind of colour: shade, hint, hue
words for describing dark colours: dark, deep, rich
words for describing light colours: light, pale, soft, pastel
words for describing bright colours: bright, brilliant, vivid, garish disapproving, gaudy disapproving
having a lot of colours: colourful, multicoloured British English/multicolored American English
➔ See also colourWORD CHOICE:WORD CHOICE:
shadow, shadeA shadow is a dark shape made by something that blocks the sun or a light • She saw his shadow on the wall.Shadow is an area of darkness made like this • The side of the valley was in shadow.Shade is a cool dark area where the sun does not reach, made by the shadow of something such as a tree or wall • Let's eat our lunch in the shade. • He sat under the shade of a tree. ➔ See also shadow
WORD FOCUS: colour a particular kind of colour: shade, hint, hue
words for describing dark colours: dark, deep, rich
words for describing light colours: light, pale, soft, pastel
words for describing bright colours: bright, brilliant, vivid, garish disapproving, gaudy disapproving
having a lot of colours: colourful, multicoloured British English/multicolored American English
➔ See also colourWORD CHOICE:
WORD CHOICE: shadow, shadeA shadow is a dark shape made by something that blocks the sun or a light • She saw his shadow on the wall.Shadow is an area of darkness made like this • The side of the valley was in shadow.Shade is a cool dark area where the sun does not reach, made by the shadow of something such as a tree or wall • Let's eat our lunch in the shade. • He sat under the shade of a tree. ➔ See also shadow
