SHADOW
Scrabble letter values: S1H4A1D2O1W4 = 13
Definition
- verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge.
- verb cast a shadow over. — synonyms: shade, shade_off
- verb make appear small by comparison. — synonyms: overshadow, dwarf
- noun shade within clear boundaries.
- noun an unilluminated area. — synonyms: darkness, dark
- noun something existing in perception only. — synonyms: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm
- noun a premonition of something adverse.
- noun an indication that something has been present. — synonyms: trace, vestige, tincture
- noun refuge from danger or observation.
- noun a dominating and pervasive presence.
- noun a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. — synonyms: tail, shadower
- noun an inseparable companion.
Examples
- “The police are shadowing her”
- “This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
- “he moved off into the darkness”