shadows
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/ˈʃædəʊz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.“My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.”
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.“I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach.”
- A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).“The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.”
- A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
verb
- To shade, cloud or darken.“The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting.”
- To block light or radio transmission from.“Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us.”
- To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- To represent faintly and imperfectly.
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Synonyms
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