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| shad·ow [ sháddō ] |
noun (plural shad·ows) |
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1. darkened shape of something in light: a darkened shape on a surface that falls behind somebody or something blocking the light
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2. darkness: relative darkness in a place that is being screened or blocked off from direct sunlight
  Part of the room was in shadow.
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3. hint of something: a slight suggestion or hint of something
beyond the shadow of a doubt
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4. ominous gloom: a depressing or ominous gloom
The news cast a shadow over the party.
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5. threat: an ever-present threat or blight
living under the shadow of environmental disaster
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6. dark area under eyes: a darkened area of skin under the eyes, usually caused by fatigue
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7. overshadowed state: a state in which somebody is always overshadowed by another person
grew up in his brother's shadow
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8. regular companion: somebody who is the invariable companion of somebody else
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9. person secretly trailing another: somebody who secretly follows somebody, e.g. a detective or spy
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10. inferior remnant: a remnant of somebody or something formerly greater or more important
now a shadow of her former self
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11. arts paranormal copy: an imitation or copy of something
Same as shade (sense 5) (sense 9)
the shadow of the stars in the dark lake
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12. shelter: something that provides protection
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13. business somebody learning by observation: somebody who learns a job by observing the person who regularly does the job
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14. medicine atypical area in X-ray: an atypical area showing up on an X-ray
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15. psychoanalysis Jungian archetype: in Jungian psychology, the archetype that represents sexual and aggressive instincts inherited from a more primitive stage of humanity
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transitive verb (past and past participle shad·owed, present participle shad·ow·ing, 3rd person present singular shad·ows) |
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1. protect something from light: to shade something from the light
Her face was shadowed by a wide-brimmed straw hat.
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2. follow somebody: to go everywhere that somebody else goes in order to watch what they are doing, especially secretly
The police had been shadowing him for days.
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3. business learn job by following worker: to accompany and observe somebody who is doing a job in order to learn how it is done
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4. represent something vaguely: to represent something vaguely or in outline
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U.K. politics in capacity of opposition counterpart: describes a member of the largest opposition party who speaks on a particular area of policy and would hold a ministerial job if that party were in government
the shadow cabinet
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| [ Old English sceaduwe, form of sceadu (see shade)] |
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| shad·ow·er noun |
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