shading blending | a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades |
lampshade lamp shade | a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view |
shade | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight, they used umbrellas as shades, as the sun moved he readjusted the shade |
shade | a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) |
window shade | an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window |
shading | graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting |
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 |
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 |
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 tree | a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight |
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 |
shade | a position of relative inferiority, an achievement that puts everything else in the shade, his brother's success left him in the shade |
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 | pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree, the butterfly wings shade to yellow |
shade | vary slightly, shade the meaning |
shade | protect from light, heat, or view, Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight |
shade fill in | represent the effect of shade or shadow on |
shadow shade shade off | cast a shadow over |
shaded | protected from heat and light with shade or shadow, shaded avenues, o'er the shaded billows rushed the night- Alexander Pope |
shaded | (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow, the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede |