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shade
What does shade mean?
shade (noun): darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use shade in a sentence?
- The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce shade?
/ʃeɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does shade come from?
Inherited from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to shade
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “shade” mean?
a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
Not quite: that's what course means.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
Not quite: that's what letter means.
a path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc
Not quite: that's what track means.
darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked
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