{
  "id": 86922,
  "word": "shade",
  "definition": {
    "word": "shade",
    "editors": [
      "lefurjah",
      "msingle"
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "id": "4ca5092bba",
        "def": "protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight",
        "example": "The family used umbrellas as shades.",
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "6eed96b1a6",
        "def": "a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing",
        "example": "The shade in that painting looks so realistic.",
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "baee4adb8b",
        "def": "a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color",
        "example": "After several trials they mixed the pink shade that we wanted for the paint.",
        "synonyms": [
          "tincture",
          "tone",
          "tint"
        ],
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "2087627f2d",
        "def": "a mental representation of some haunting experience",
        "example": "The soldiers were haunted by the shade of the event.",
        "synonyms": [
          "ghost",
          "spook",
          "wraith",
          "specter",
          "spectre"
        ],
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "1e82817e54",
        "def": "a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude",
        "example": "The shade of two editorials added to the main points of the argument.",
        "synonyms": [
          "subtlety",
          "nicety",
          "refinement",
          "nuance"
        ],
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "a6dc581359",
        "def": "a slight amount or degree of difference",
        "example": "The flavor of the next batch was a shade sweeter.",
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "b25b5a916d",
        "def": "a position of relative inferiority",
        "example": "The achievement that puts everything else in the shade.",
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "661f92511f",
        "def": "relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body",
        "example": "It is much cooler in the shade of the tree.",
        "synonyms": [
          "shadiness",
          "shadowiness"
        ],
        "speech_part": "noun"
      },
      {
        "id": "bcd354040c",
        "def": "to pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree",
        "example": "The butterfly wings shade to yellow.",
        "speech_part": "verb"
      },
      {
        "id": "47f66718f1",
        "def": "to vary slightly",
        "example": "The punctuation shades the meaning of the sentence.",
        "speech_part": "verb"
      },
      {
        "id": "5e241492c5",
        "def": "to protect from light, heat, or view",
        "example": "The hunting blind shades the hunters from the sight of their prey.",
        "speech_part": "verb"
      },
      {
        "id": "2cf0ae6857",
        "def": "to represent the effect of shade or shadow on",
        "example": "The artist used a different style to shade the fruit in the painting.",
        "synonyms": [
          "fill in"
        ],
        "speech_part": "verb"
      },
      {
        "id": "f320698427",
        "def": "to cast a shadow over",
        "example": "The tree shades the front of the house.",
        "synonyms": [
          "shadow",
          "shade off"
        ],
        "speech_part": "verb"
      },
      {
        "id": "06a28db523",
        "def": "subtle insults or a showing of disrespect, usually used with 'throw'",
        "example": "The shade on the internet was a source of much excitement.",
        "speech_part": "noun"
      }
    ],
    "wordset_id": "c247770c88",
    "contributors": [
      "zellerpress",
      "sabreuse",
      "malrase",
      "bryanedu",
      "hcatlin"
    ]
  },
  "created_at": "2025-06-07T16:21:35.530Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-06-07T16:21:35.530Z",
  "url": "https://alphabeticall.net/wordset_words/86922.json"
}