shade

shade¹ [ʃeıd] n

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1¦(out of sunlight)¦

2¦(for blocking light)¦

3 shades

4¦(in a picture)¦

5¦(colour)¦

6 shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc

7 a shade

8 shades of somebody/something

9 put somebody/something in the shade

10 have it made in the shade

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[: Old English; Origin: sceadu]

1.) ¦(OUT OF SUNLIGHT)¦[U]

slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it

▪ a plant that needs a lot of shade

in the shade (of sth)

▪ Let's find a table in the shade.

▪ She was sitting in the shade of a large oak tree.

▪ The temperature was over 90 degrees in the shade.

see usage note ↑shadow¹

2.) ¦(FOR BLOCKING LIGHT)¦

a) something you use to reduce or block light

▪ The shade on the lamp was slightly crooked.

3.) shades [plural] informal

↑sunglasses

4.) ¦(IN A PICTURE)¦[U]

the dark places in a picture

▪ strong contrasts of light and shade

5.) ¦(COLOUR)¦

a particular type of red, green, blue etc

shade of

▪ a bright shade of pink

6.) shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc

a meaning etc that is slightly different from other ones

= ↑nuance

▪ There is room in the Democratic party for many shades of opinion.

7.) a shade

formal very slightly

a shade too big/hot/fast etc

▪ Matt's clothes were just a shade too big for me.

a shade better/quicker/faster etc

▪ The results were a shade better than we expected.

a shade over/under/above etc

▪ She was a shade under five feet tall.

8.) shades of sb/sth

used to say that someone or something reminds you of another person or thing

▪ The food was horrible, (shades of school dinners).

9.) put sb/sth in the shade

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.

10.) have it made in the shade

AmE informal to be extremely rich - used humorously

shade ²

shade² v [T]

1.) to protect something from direct light

▪ Shading her eyes, Anita scanned the horizon.

2.) also shade in sth

to make part of a picture or drawing darker

▪ She shaded in the circles in the last two letters.

shade into [shade into sth] phr v

if one thing shades into another, it is difficult to know where one stops and another starts

▪ His impatience shaded into anger.