Etymology : Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduw-, sceadu shade
Pronunciation : sha-(")dO
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. darkness caused when light is blocked by an opaque object; darkness of twilight; trace, hint. shade, cast a shadow; dim, darken; follow, pursue, trail (especially in a stealthy way. shadow\shad"ow\ (shăd"&osl;), n. [originally the same word as shade. ?162. see:
shade.].
2. shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. see:
the note under shade, n.,.
3. 2. darkness; shade; obscurity. night's sable shadows from the ocean rise.
4. a shaded place; shelter; protection; security. in secret shadow from the sunny ray, on a sweet bed of lilies softly laid.
5. a reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
6. that which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower. sin and her shadow death.
7. a spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom. "hence, horrible shadow!".
8. an imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type. the law having a shadow of good things to come. x.
9. [types] and shadows of that destined seed.
10. a small degree; a shade. "no variableness, neither shadow of turning.".
11. 9. an uninvited guest coming with one who is invited. [a latinism] i must not have my board pastered with shadows that under other men's protection break in without invitement.shadow of death, darkness or gloom like that caused by the presence or the impending of death. xxiii. 4.shadow \shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. shadowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. shadowing.] [oe. shadowen, as. sceadwian. see:
adow, n.].
12. to cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity. the warlike elf much wondered at this tree, so fair and great, that shadowed all the ground.
13. to conceal; to hide; to screen. [r.] let every soldier hew him down a bough. and bear't before him; thereby shall we shadow the numbers of our host.
14. to protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud. shadowing their right under your wings of war.
15. to mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
16. to represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically. augustus is shadowed in the person of ?neas.
17. to cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over. the shadowed livery of the burnished sun. why sad? i must not see:
the face o love thus shadowed. & fl.
18. to attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.shadow n.
19. shade within clear boundaries.
20. an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn: darkness, dark].
21. something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition at midnight" [syn: apparition, phantom].
22. a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness".
23. a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim" [syn: trace, vestige].
24. refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow".
25. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements [syn: tail, shadower].
26. an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow" v 1: follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "the police are shadowing her" 2: cast a shadow over [syn: shade, shade off] 3: cast a shadow [syn: overshadow, dwarf]shadow used in col. 2:17; heb. 8:5; 10:1 to denote the typical relation of the jewish to the christian dispensation.
27. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower.
28. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.
29. Darkness; shade; obscurity.
30. A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
31. A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
32. That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.
33. A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
34. An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.
35. A small degree; a shade.
36. An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
37. To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
38. To conceal; to hide; to screen.
39. To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
40. To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
41. To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.
42. To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
43. To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal. refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow" a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness" an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow" a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" shade within clear boundaries follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her" make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year" cast a shadow over Full of shade; shady.
44. Being without shade; not shaded.
45. One who, or that which, shades.
46. In a shady manner.
47. Quality or state of being shady.
48. Act or process of making a shade.
49. That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in a picture or a drawing.
50. A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.
51. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representin.
52. 1. A shadow is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface. An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool Nothing would grow in the shadow of the grey wall All he could see:
was his shadow.
53. Shadow is darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it. Most of the lake was in shadow. = shade.
54. If something shadows a thing or place, it covers it with a shadow. The hood shadowed her face.
55. If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go. The supporters are being shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police. = follow.
56. A British Member of Parliament who is a member of the shadow cabinet or who is a shadow cabinet minister belongs to the main opposition party and takes a special interest in matters which are the responsibility of a particular government minister. the shadow chancellor. Shadow is also a noun. Clarke swung at his shadow the accusation that he was `a tabloid politician'.
57. emphasis If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true. It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played.
58. If you live in the shadow of someone or in their shadow, their achievements and abilities are so great that you are not noticed or valued. He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.
59. If you say that someone is a shadow of their former self, you mean that they are much less strong or capable than they used to be. Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.