Defenition of the word shadow
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Defenition of the word shadow
- Darkness, where light (particularly sunlight) is blocked.
- Something existing in perception only.
- something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
- an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
- refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
- a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
- an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
- shade within clear boundaries
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
- cast a shadow
- cast a shadow over
- a detective employed to follow someone and report their movements
- a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
- refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father''s shadow"
- something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
- an indication that something has been present; "there wasn''t a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
- an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother''s shadow"
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
- follow, usually without the person''s knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
- make appear small by comparison; "This year''s debt dwarves that of last year"
- refuge from danger or observation
- something existing in perception only
- an indication that something has been present
- a premonition of something adverse
- an unilluminated area
- an inseparable companion
- a dominating and pervasive presence
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge
- make appear small by comparison
Synonyms for the word shadow
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- apparition
- dark
- darkness
- dwarf
- overshadow
- phantom
- shade
- shade off
- tail
- trace
- vestige
Hyponyms for the word shadow
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- Flying Dutchman
- flying saucer
- footprint
- ghost
- penumbra
- shade
- specter
- spectre
- spook
- UFO
- umbra
- unidentified flying object
- wraith
Hypernyms for the word shadow
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- bedim
- boding
- clew
- clue
- command
- cue
- darken
- detective
- dominate
- follow
- follower
- foreboding
- illusion
- indicant
- indication
- obscure
- overcloud
- overlook
- overtop
- premonition
- presence
- presentiment
- recourse
- refuge
- resort
- scene
- semblance
- shade
- shadiness
- shadowiness
- spy
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