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shadow

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1. shadow - Noun

2. shadow - Adjective

3. shadow - Verb

4. Shadow - Proper noun

Meaning

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.

Darkness; shade; obscurity.

A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.

A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.

That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.

A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.

An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.

A small degree; a shade.

An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.

To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.

To conceal; to hide; to screen.

To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.

To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.

To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.

To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.

To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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a ghostly apparition at midnight Source: Internet

he moved off into the darkness Source: Internet

This year's debt dwarfs that of last year Source: Internet

he felt secure in his father's shadow Source: Internet

there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim Source: Internet

a tincture of condescension Source: Internet

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