SHADOW

/ˈʃædəʊ/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 12

Definition

  1. verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge.
  2. verb cast a shadow over. — synonyms: shade, shade_off
  3. verb make appear small by comparison. — synonyms: overshadow, dwarf
  4. noun shade within clear boundaries.
  5. noun an unilluminated area. — synonyms: darkness, dark
  6. noun something existing in perception only. — synonyms: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm
  7. noun a premonition of something adverse.
  8. noun an indication that something has been present. — synonyms: trace, vestige, tincture
  9. noun refuge from danger or observation.
  10. noun a dominating and pervasive presence.
  11. noun a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. — synonyms: tail, shadower
  12. noun an inseparable companion.

Examples

  • “My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.”
  • “I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach.”
  • “The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.”

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