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Defenition of the word shadow

    • 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

      • apparition
      • dark
      • darkness
      • dwarf
      • overshadow
      • phantom
      • shade
      • shade off
      • tail
      • trace
      • vestige

    Hyponyms for the word shadow

      • Flying Dutchman
      • flying saucer
      • footprint
      • ghost
      • penumbra
      • shade
      • specter
      • spectre
      • spook
      • UFO
      • umbra
      • unidentified flying object
      • wraith

    Hypernyms for the word shadow

      • 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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