Shade

v. cast a shadow upon; dim, darken; screen, hide from view; protect from light; cover with a shade; add shading to; change gradually, change in small degrees

n. shadow; area protected from direct sunlight; tint, variation of a color; nuance, touch; window shade, device used to regulate the amount of sunlight entering through a window; lampshade, device which covers a lamp to reduce glare; spirit, ghost

Shade is the blocking of sunlight (in particular direct sunshine) by any object, and also the shadow created by that object. It may refer to blocking of sunlight by a roof, a tree, an umbrella, a window shade or blind, curtains, or other objects. Shade is an important issue in temperate and tropical zones for providing cooling and shelter from the sun. Providing certain configurations of shading is an important passive solar technique. This may be done with overhangs, with shade trees, or with vines. Vines particularly suited for this purpose include Boston ivy, Virginia creeper, and morning glory.
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) shadiness, shadowiness
(hypernym) semidarkness
(hyponym) shadow
(derivation) shadow, shade off
2. 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"
(synonym) tint, tincture, tone
(hypernym) color, colour, coloring, colouring
(hyponym) undertone, tinge
3. protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(hyponym) lampshade, lamp shade
4. 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"
(synonym) nuance, nicety, subtlety, refinement
(hypernym) meaning, significance, signification, import
5. a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
(hypernym) inferiority, lower status, lower rank
6. 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"
(synonym) tad
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
7. a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
(synonym) ghost, spook, wraith, specter, spectre
(hypernym) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow
8. a representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
(hypernym) representation
(derivation) fill in
Verb
1. cast a shadow over
(synonym) shadow, shade off
(hypernym) obscure, bedim, overcloud
(derivation) shadiness, shadowiness
2. represent the effect of shade or shadow on
(synonym) fill in
(hypernym) draw
(hyponym) crosshatch
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
3. protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
(hypernym) screen, block out

(v. t.)
To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes.
  

(v. t.)
To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.
  

(v. t.)
To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
  

(v. t.)
To pain in obscure colors; to darken.
  

(v. t.)
To obscure; to dim the brightness of.
  

(v. t.)
To mark with gradations of light or color.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Shadow.
  

(n.)
Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink.
  

(n.)
Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat.
  

(n.)
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.
  

the shade; the sound of the number; his image