Overview of noun shades

The noun shades has 1 sense

• sunglasses, dark glasses, shades -- (spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades")

Overview of noun shade

The noun shade has 8 senses

• shade, shadiness, shadowiness -- (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")


• shade, tint, tincture, tone -- (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted")


• shade -- (protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade")


• nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement -- (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")


• shade -- (a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade")


• tad, shade -- (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")


• ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre -- (a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past")


• shade -- (a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment))

Overview of verb shade

The verb shade has 5 senses

• shadow, shade, shade off -- (cast a shadow over)


• shade, fill in -- (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)


• shade -- (protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight")


• shade -- (vary slightly; "shade the meaning")


• shade -- (pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow")