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Shaded
- verb - (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow; "the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede"
- cast a shadow over
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
- protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
- protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- vary slightly; "shade the meaning"
Shader
- - One who, or that which, shades.
Shades
- noun - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
- a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- 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 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"
- cast a shadow over
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
Shadow
- noun - a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
- a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
- an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
- an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
- cast a shadow over
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
- make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
- refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
- shade within clear boundaries
- something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
Shaduf
- unknown - Egyptian water raising mechanism consisting of a bucket on a pivoted pole
Shafts
- noun - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- equip with a shaft
- handle
- obscene terms for penis
- the hollow spine of a feather
- the main (mid) section of a long bone
Shaggy
- adjective - having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs"
- used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard"
Shahin
- - A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry.
Shairp
- unknown - John Campbell Shairp (30 July 1819 – 18 September 1885) was a Scottish critic and man of letters.