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NOUN | 1 | shadow | Shade within clear boundaries |
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2 | shadow, darkness, dark | An unilluminated area | |
3 | shadow, apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma | Something existing in perception only | |
4 | shadow | A premonition of something adverse | |
5 | shadow, trace, vestige, tincture | An indication that something has been present | |
6 | shadow | Refuge from danger or observation | |
7 | shadow | A dominating and pervasive presence | |
8 | shadow, tail, shadower | A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | |
9 | shadow | An inseparable companion | |
VERB | 1 | shadow | Follow, usually without the person's knowledge |
2 | shadow, shade, shade off | Cast a shadow over | |
3 | shadow, overshadow, dwarf | Make appear small by comparison |
Sounds | shae'dow. |
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Meaning | Shade within clear boundaries. |
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Narrower | umbra; penumbra |
Broader | shade, shadiness, shadowiness |
Verbs | shadow |
Meaning | An unilluminated area. |
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Synonyms | darkness, dark |
Broader | scene |
Verbs | shadow |
Meaning | Something existing in perception only. |
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Synonyms | apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma |
Narrower | unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer; Flying Dutchman; ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre |
Broader | illusion, semblance |
Meaning | A premonition of something adverse. |
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Examples | "a shadow over his happiness" |
Broader | foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding |
Meaning | An indication that something has been present. |
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Synonyms | trace, vestige, tincture |
Narrower | footprint |
Broader | indication, indicant |
Meaning | Refuge from danger or observation. |
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Examples | "he felt secure in his father's shadow" |
Broader | recourse, refuge, resort |
Meaning | A dominating and pervasive presence. |
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Examples | "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" |
Broader | presence |
Verbs | shadow |
Meaning | A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. |
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Synonyms | tail, shadower |
Broader | follower; spy |
Verbs | shadow |
Meaning | An inseparable companion. |
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Examples | "the poor child was his mother's shadow" |
Broader | follower |
Verbs | shadow |
Meaning | Follow, usually without the person's knowledge. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Model | Sam cannot shadow Sue |
Examples | "The police are shadowing her" |
Broader | follow |
Nouns | shadowing; shadow, shadower; shadow |
Meaning | Cast a shadow over. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | shade, shade off |
Broader | obscure, bedim, overcloud |
Nouns | shadow; shadow |
Meaning | Make appear small by comparison. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Synonyms | overshadow, dwarf |
Broader | dominate, command, overlook, overtop |
Nouns | shadow |