shades 1 of 2

noun

Definition of shadesnext
plural of shade
1
as in colors
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished a lovely shade of blue

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2
as in splashes
a very small amount just a shade taller than his dance partner

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3
as in spirits
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people spirits and shades haunting the night

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shades

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shade
as in shadows
to shelter (something) from light and heat the trees shaded us quite nicely from the noonday sun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shades
  1. hues
  2. protects
  3. tones
  4. little
Noun
  • Shop the staple piece in 22 colors, including heathered hues and stripes.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Take your pick from 15 colors, including burgundy, navy, and more deep hues.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hues
Verb
  • Taft-Hartley protects those innocent bystanders by forbidding solidarity strikes, and the American people are better off for it.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to shea butter, the formula also features healing vitamin E, which protects the skin from environmental aggressors like pollution.
    Jessie Quinn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of protects
Noun
  • The whimsical color palette for Pastoral offers hues like baby blue and candy pink paired with chocolate brown and midnight black, while Royale goes for energetic tones of sorbet, lime, and cardinal red.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Snapped for his own eyes in the early 1980s, most reveal muted brown tones except for the shock of red lipstick.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tones
Noun
  • Considered one of the scariest haunted houses in Cincinnati, the littles can visit with the lights on and friendly ghouls hand out candy.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2024
  • And yet the government has done precious little to keep it from happening again.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 July 2017
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