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shadow

Nouns

• (n) shade within clear boundaries
• (n) an unilluminated area
  • he moved off into the darkness
  darkness, dark,
• (n) something existing in perception only
  • a ghostly apparition at midnight
  fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, apparition,
• (n) a premonition of something adverse
  • a shadow over his happiness
• (n) an indication that something has been present
  • there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
  • a tincture of condescension
  vestige, tincture, trace,
• (n) refuge from danger or observation
  • he felt secure in his father's shadow
• (n) a dominating and pervasive presence
  • he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
• (n) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements shadower, tail,
• (n) an inseparable companion
  • the poor child was his mother's shadow

Verbs

• (v) follow, usually without the person's knowledge
  • The police are shadowing her
• (v) cast a shadow over shade, shade off,
• (v) make appear small by comparison
  • This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
  dwarf, overshadow,

Synonyms

shade shade off darkness dark fantasm phantasm phantasma phantom apparition dwarf overshadow vestige tincture trace shadower tail

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