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shadow - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
shadow
Definition
(noun) shade within clear boundaries
Definition
(noun) an unilluminated area
Synonyms
:
dark
,
darkness
Example Sentence
he moved off into the darkness
Definition
(noun) something existing in perception only
Synonyms
:
apparition
,
fantasm
,
phantasm
,
phantasma
,
phantom
Example Sentence
a ghostly apparition at midnight
Definition
(noun) a premonition of something adverse
Example Sentence
a shadow over his happiness
Definition
(noun) an indication that something has been present
Synonyms
:
tincture
,
trace
,
vestige
Example Sentence
there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
a tincture of condescension
Definition
(noun) refuge from danger or observation
Example Sentence
he felt secure in his father's shadow
Definition
(noun) a dominating and pervasive presence
Example Sentence
he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
Definition
(noun) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Synonyms
:
shadower
,
tail
Definition
(noun) an inseparable companion
Example Sentence
the poor child was his mother's shadow
Definition
(verb) follow, usually without the person's knowledge
Example Sentence
The police are shadowing her
Definition
(verb) cast a shadow over
Synonyms
:
shade
,
shade off
Definition
(verb) make appear small by comparison
Synonyms
:
dwarf
,
overshadow
Example Sentence
This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
Word used in video below:
text: Shadow is that that's the biggest Shadow
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