a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
2.
shade or comparative darkness, as in an area.
3.
shadows, darkness, esp. that coming after sunset.
4.
shelter; protection: sanctuary in the shadow of the church.
5.
a slight suggestion; trace: beyond the shadow of a doubt.
6.
a specter or ghost: pursued by shadows.
7.
a hint or faint, indistinct image or idea; intimation: shadows of things to come.
8.
a mere semblance: the shadow of power.
9.
a reflected image.
10.
(in painting, drawing, graphics, etc.)
a.
the representation of the absence of light on a form.
b.
the dark part of a picture, esp. as representing the absence of illumination: Rembrandt's figures often emerge gradually from the shadows.
11.
(in architectural shades and shadows) a dark figure or image cast by an object or part of an object upon a surface that would otherwise be illuminated by the theoretical light source. Compare shade(def. 16).
12.
a period or instance of gloom, unhappiness, mistrust, doubt, dissension, or the like, as in friendship or one's life: Their relationship was not without shadows.
13.
a dominant or pervasive threat, influence, or atmosphere, esp. one causing gloom, fear, doubt, or the like: They lived under the shadow of war.
14.
an inseparable companion: The dog was his shadow.
15.
a person who follows another in order to keep watch upon that person, as a spy or detective.
–verb (used with object)
16.
to overspread with shadow; shade.
17.
to cast a gloom over; cloud: The incident shadowed their meeting.
18.
to screen or protect from light, heat, etc.; shade.
19.
to follow (a person) about secretly, in order to keep watch over his movements.
20.
to represent faintly, prophetically, etc. (often fol. by forth).
21.
Archaic. to shelter or protect.
22.
Archaic. to shade in painting, drawing, etc.
–adjective
23.
of or pertaining to a shadow cabinet.
24.
without official authority: a shadow government.
[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME sch(e)adew(e), schadow, shadw(e), OE scead(u)we, obl. case of sceadushade; (v.) ME; OE sceadwian to protect, cover, overshadow, deriv. of the n.; cf. OS skadowan, skadoian, Goth -skadwjan]
An area that is not or is only partially irradiated or illuminated because of the interception of radiation by an opaque object between the area and the source of radiation.
The rough image cast by an object blocking rays of illumination. See Synonyms at shade.
An imperfect imitation or copy.
shadows The darkness following sunset.
A feeling or cause of gloom or unhappiness: The argument cast a shadow on their friendship.
A nearby or adjoining region; vicinity: grew up in the shadow of the ballpark.
A dominating presence or influence: spent years working in the shadow of the lab director.
A darkened area of skin under the eye. Often used in the plural.
An incipient growth of beard that makes the skin look darker.
One, such as a detective or spy, that follows or trails another.
A constant companion.
Sports A player who guards an opponent closely.
A darkened area of skin under the eye. Often used in the plural.
An incipient growth of beard that makes the skin look darker.
One, such as a detective or spy, that follows or trails another.
A constant companion.
Sports A player who guards an opponent closely.
A shaded area in a picture or photograph.
A mirrored image or reflection.
A phantom; a ghost.
One, such as a detective or spy, that follows or trails another.
A constant companion.
Sports A player who guards an opponent closely.
A faint indication; a foreshadowing.
A vestige or inferior form: shadows of their past achievements.
An insignificant portion or amount; a trace: beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Shelter; protection: under the shadow of their corporate sponsor.
v.
shad·owed, shad·ow·ing, shad·ows
v.
tr.
To cast a shadow on; shade.
To make gloomy or dark; cloud.
To represent vaguely, mysteriously, or prophetically.
To darken in a painting or drawing; shade in.
To follow, especially in secret; trail.
Sports To guard (an opponent) closely throughout the playing area, especially in ice hockey.
v.
intr.
To change by gradual degrees.
To become clouded over as if with shadows: Her face shadowed with sorrow.
adj.
Not having official status: a shadow government of exiled leaders; a shadow cabinet.
[Middle English, from Old English sceaduwe, oblique case of sceadu, shade, shadow.]
shad'ow·er n.
Word History: Shade and shadow are not only related in meaning; historically they are the same word. In Old English, the ancestor of Modern English spoken a thousand years ago, nouns were inflected; that is, they had different forms depending on how they were used in a sentence. One of the inflected forms of the Old English noun sceadu, translatable as either "shade" or "shadow," was sceaduwe; this form was used when the word was preceded by a preposition (as in in sceaduwe, "in the shade, in shadow"). As time went on these two forms of the same word were interpreted as two separate words. The same thing happened to other Old English words, too: our mead and meadow come from two different case-forms of the same Old English word for "meadow."
O.E. sceadwe, sceaduwe, oblique cases of sceadu (see shade). As a designation of members of an opposition party chosen as counterparts of the government in power, it is recorded from 1906. Shadow of Death (Ps. xxiii:4, etc.) is Gk. skia thanatou, perhaps a mistranslation of a Heb. word for "intense darkness." Shadow-boxing is from 1924 (shadow-fight is attested from 1768; cf. also sciamachy). Shadowland "abode of ghosts and spirits" is attested from 1821. Shadowy "transitory, fleeting, unreal" is recorded from 1374.
late O.E. sceadwian "to protect as with covering wings" (cf. also overshadow), from the root of shadow (n.). Meaning "to follow like a shadow" is from 1602 in an isolated instance; not attested again until 1872.
(a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light Example: We are in the shadow of that building.
Arabic:
ظِل، خَيال
Chinese (Simplified):
荫，阴影处
Chinese (Traditional):
蔭，陰影處
Czech:
stín
Danish:
skygge
Dutch:
schaduw
Estonian:
vari
Finnish:
varjo
French:
ombre
German:
der Schatten
Greek:
ίσκιος, σκιά
Hungarian:
árnyék
Icelandic:
skuggi
Indonesian:
bayang-bayang
Italian:
ombra
Japanese:
影
Korean:
그림자
Latvian:
ēna
Lithuanian:
šešėlis
Norwegian:
skygge
Polish:
cień
Portuguese (Brazil):
sombra
Portuguese (Portugal):
sombra
Romanian:
umbră
Russian:
тень
Slovak:
tieň
Slovenian:
senca
Spanish:
sombra
Swedish:
skugga
Turkish:
gölge
shadow2[ˈʃӕdəu]noun
(in plural withthe) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light Example: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.
Arabic:
ظَلام، عَتْمَه
Chinese (Simplified):
（房间的）阴暗部分
Chinese (Traditional):
(房間的)陰暗部分
Czech:
přítmí
Danish:
mørke
Dutch:
schemerduister
Estonian:
pimeduse vari
Finnish:
varjot
French:
obscurité
German:
der Schatten
Greek:
σκοτάδια
Hungarian:
homály
Icelandic:
myrkur
Indonesian:
kegelapan
Italian:
oscurità, buio
Japanese:
暗がり
Korean:
어둠, 컴컴함
Latvian:
krēsla; pustumsa
Lithuanian:
tamsa
Norwegian:
mørket, skyggen
Polish:
ciemność, półmrok
Portuguese (Brazil):
escuro
Portuguese (Portugal):
sombra
Romanian:
obscuritate
Russian:
сумерки
Slovak:
prítmie
Slovenian:
mrak
Spanish:
sombra
Swedish:
skuggor, mörker, dunkel
Turkish:
karanlık yer
shadow3[ˈʃӕdəu]noun
a dark patch or area Example: You look tired — there are shadows under your eyes.
Arabic:
بُقْعَة مُظْلِمَه
Chinese (Simplified):
黑区
Chinese (Traditional):
黑區
Czech:
stíny
Danish:
skygge
Dutch:
donkere plek
Estonian:
vari
Finnish:
varjo
French:
cerne
German:
der Schatten
Greek:
μαύρος κύκλος, μαύρη περιοχή
Hungarian:
árnyék
Icelandic:
baugar
Indonesian:
garis hitam
Italian:
occhiaia
Japanese:
暗い影
Korean:
검은 반점
Latvian:
ēna
Lithuanian:
šešėlis
Norwegian:
skygge
Polish:
cień
Portuguese (Brazil):
olheiras
Portuguese (Portugal):
olheira
Romanian:
cearcăne
Russian:
темные круги
Slovak:
kruh
Slovenian:
kolobar
Spanish:
ojera
Swedish:
mörka ringar
Turkish:
morluk
shadow4[ˈʃӕdəu]noun
a very slight amount Example: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.
Arabic:
شَيء قَليل، ذَرَّه من
Chinese (Simplified):
丝毫
Chinese (Traditional):
絲毫
Czech:
stín
Danish:
skygge
Dutch:
zweem
Estonian:
vari
Finnish:
häivä
French:
ombre (de)
German:
die Spur
Greek:
ίχνος, μικρή ποσότητα
Hungarian:
a kétség árnyéka
Icelandic:
vottur
Indonesian:
sedikit
Italian:
ombra
Japanese:
わずか
Korean:
극소량; 흔적
Latvian:
mazumiņš
Lithuanian:
truputis
Norwegian:
skygge, anelse, smule
Polish:
cień
Portuguese (Brazil):
sombra
Portuguese (Portugal):
sombra
Romanian:
urmă (de)
Russian:
намёк, тень
Slovak:
tieň
Slovenian:
trohica
Spanish:
sombra
Swedish:
skugga, spår
Turkish:
iz, eser
shadow1[ˈʃӕdəu]verb
to hide or darken with shadow Example: A broad hat shadowed her face.
Arabic:
يُخْفي، يُظَلِّل، يَحْجِب
Chinese (Simplified):
遮蔽
Chinese (Traditional):
遮蔽
Czech:
(za)stínit
Danish:
skygge for
Dutch:
beschaduwen
Estonian:
varjama
Finnish:
varjostaa
French:
ombrager qqch.
German:
beschatten
Greek:
σκιάζω, κρύβω
Hungarian:
beárnyékol
Icelandic:
skyggja á
Indonesian:
menggelapkan
Italian:
fare ombra*
Japanese:
暗くする
Korean:
…을 그늘지게 하다
Latvian:
aizsegt; apēnot
Lithuanian:
(pri)dengti
Norwegian:
skygge for, skjule
Polish:
zacieniać
Portuguese (Brazil):
sombrear
Portuguese (Portugal):
ensombrar
Romanian:
a umbri
Russian:
затенять, заслонять
Slovak:
(za)tieniť
Slovenian:
skriti
Spanish:
hacer sombra
Swedish:
skugga, kasta en skugga över
Turkish:
gölgelen(dir)mek
shadow2[ˈʃӕdəu]verb
to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc Example: We shadowed him for a week.
SHADOWlanguage A syntax-directed compiler written by Barnett and Futrelle in 1962. It was the predecessor to SNOBOL(?) [Sammet 1969, p. 448, 605]. (1995-01-16)
Shade\ (sh[=a]d), n. [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS. sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato, (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael. sgath, and probably to Gr. sko`tos darkness. [root]162. Cf. Shadow, Shed a hat.]1. Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light. Note: Shade differs from shadow as it implies no particular form or definite limit; whereas a shadow represents in form the object which intercepts the light. When we speak of the shade of a tree, we have no reference to its form; but when we speak of measuring a pyramid or other object by its shadow, we have reference to its form and extent. 2. Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural. The shades of night were falling fast. --Longfellow. 3. An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat. Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there Weep our sad bosoms empty. --Shak. 4. That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade. The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. --Ps. cxxi. 5. Sleep under a fresh tree's shade. --Shak. Let the arched knife well sharpened now assail the spreading shades of vegetables. --J. Philips. 5. Shadow. [Poetic.] Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue. --Pope. 6. The soul after its separation from the body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes. Swift as thought the flitting shade Thro' air his momentary journey made. --Dryden. 7. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above. 8. Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink. White, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees, or shades and mixtures, as green only in by the eyes. --Locke. 9. A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms. New shades and combinations of thought. --De Quincey. Every shade of religious and political opinion has its own headquarters. --Macaulay. The Shades, the Nether World; the supposed abode of souls after leaving the body.
Shad"ow\ (sh[a^]d"[-o]), n. [Originally the same word as shade. [root]162. See Shade.]1. 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., 1. 2. Darkness; shade; obscurity. Night's sable shadows from the ocean rise. --Denham. 3. A shaded place; shelter; protection; security. In secret shadow from the sunny ray, On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid. --Spenser. 4. A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water. --Shak. 5. That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower. Sin and her shadow Death. --Milton. 6. A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom. "Hence, horrible shadow!" --Shak. 7. 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. --Heb. x. 1. [Types] and shadows of that destined seed. --Milton. 8. A small degree; a shade. "No variableness, neither shadow of turning." --James i. 17. 9. An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited. [A Latinism] --Nares. I must not have my board pastered with shadows That under other men's protection break in Without invitement. --Massinger. Shadow of death, darkness or gloom like that caused by the presence or the impending of death. --Ps. xxiii. 4.
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