n. The fainter light and coolness caused by the interruption or interception of the rays of light and heat from the sun; shade.n. plural Same as shade, 3.n. Shade within defined limits; the dark figure or image projected by a body when it intercepts the light.n. Anything which, follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion.n. An uninvited guest introduced to a feast by one who is invited: a translation of the Latin umbra.n. A reflected image, as in it mirror or in water; hence, any image or portrait.n. The dark part of a picture; shade; representation of comparative deficiency or absence of light.n. Type; mystical representation. Compare eidolon and paradigm.n. An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; a prefiguration; a foreshowing; a dim bodying forth.n. The faintest trace; a slight or faint appearance: as, without a shadow of doubt.n. Disguise; pretext; subterfuge.n. Anything unsubstantial or unreal, though having the deceptive appearance of reality; an image produced by the imagination.n. A phantom; a shade; a spirit; a ghost.n. A shaded or shady spot or place; an obscure, secluded, or quiet retreat.n. Shade; retirement; privacy; quiet; rest.n. Shelter; cover; protection; security.n. That which shades, shelters, or protects, as from light or heat; specifically, a sunshade, a parasol, or a wide-brimmed hat for women.n. A light four-cornered sail used by yachts in fair winds.n. In entomology, a very slight and undefined darker color on a light ground, as on the wings of Lepidopteran. Synonyms See shade.To cover or overspread with shade; throw into shade; cast a shadow over; shade.To darken; cloud; obscure; bedim; tarnish.To mark with or represent by shading; mark with slight gradations of color or light; shade; darken slightly.To represent in a shadowy or figurative way; hence, to betoken; typify; foreshow: sometimes with forth or out.To shelter; screen; hide; conceal; disguise.To attend closely, like a shadow; follow about closely in a secret or unobserved manner: watch secretly and continuously: as, to shadow a criminal.n. In algebra, an umbral letter or symbol having no meaning apart from another sort of letter or symbol to which it assigns a property, and therefore not to be written alone.n. Same as shadow corpuscle. See phantom corpuscle.