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shade

n. a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"

shade

n. a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

Shade

n. [degree of darkness, representation of shadow]

tad, shade

n. 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"

shade

v. pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

shade, fill in

v. represent the effect of shade or shadow on

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blush, flush

n. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

hue, chromaticity

n. the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

value

n. relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe

pigment

n. any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

dye, dyestuff

n. a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

stain

n. (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

drapery

n. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

awning, sunshade, sunblind

n. a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

shutter

n. a hinged blind for a window

hint, intimation, breath

n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

trace

n. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

direction, instruction

n. a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"

recommendation

n. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

grade, gradation

n. a degree of ablaut

bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

darken

v. make dark or darker; "darken a room"

dim, dip

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

dim, darken

v. become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"

dim

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

dim

v. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"

blind, dim

v. make dim by comparison or conceal

blur, dim, slur

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

relieve, lighten

v. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

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