• protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as Shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the Shade"
• a representation of the effect of Shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the Shade of pink that she wanted"
• a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
• 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"
• 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"
• a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the Shade"; "his brother''s success left him in the Shade"
• 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"
• protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
• represent the effect of Shade or shadow on
• cast a shadow over

'Shade' in other languages