Shadow
WordNet

noun


(1)   Refuge from danger or observation
"He felt secure in his father's shadow"
(2)   Something existing in perception only
"A ghostly apparition at midnight"
(3)   An indication that something has been present
"There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
"A tincture of condescension"
(4)   A premonition of something adverse
"A shadow over his happiness"
(5)   An unilluminated area
"He moved off into the darkness"
(6)   An inseparable companion
"The poor child was his mother's shadow"
(7)   A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
(8)   A dominating and pervasive presence
"He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
(9)   Shade within clear boundaries

verb


(10)   Follow, usually without the person's knowledge
"The police are shadowing her"
(11)   Make appear small by comparison
"This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
(12)   Cast a shadow over
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Etymology


sceaduwe, inflected form of sceadu ( > English shade).

Noun



  1. A dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by the shade of an object.
    My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.
  2. Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
    I immediately jumped in shadow as I saw them approach.
  3. That which looms as though a shadow.
    I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed.
    The shadow of fear of me being outed always affects how I live my life.
    I lived in her shadow my whole life.
  4. Merely a hint of substance.
    He came back from war the shadow of a man.
    He did not give even a shadow of respect to the professor.
  5. One who secretly or furtively follows another.
    The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals.
  6. A type of lettering form of word processors that makes a cubic effect.

Verb



  1. To block light or radio transmission.
    Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us.
  2. To secretly or discretely track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
  3. To make an identifier, usually a variable, inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
 
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