Definition: 1. Cast a shadow over. 2. Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body. 3. Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight. 4. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color.
Use 'shade' in a sentence:
1. The temperature soared to above 100 degrees in the shade.
2. The only shade was under the body of the plane.
3. I can't imagine plants in the shade for most of day without sunshine.
4. I had to stop at the traffic lights and put down the sun visor to shade my eyes from the light.
5. Temperatures in the shade can reach forty-eight degrees Celsius at this time of year.
6. Temperatures in the shade can reach forty-eight degrees celsius at this time of year.
7. Alexis walked up the coast, and resumed his reading in the shade of an overhanging cliff.
8. The hat is an unappealing shade of green.
9. Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.
10. She shaded her eyes against the sun.
11. The first two goals were a shade fortunate.
12. Under the shade of a bush, I started to read books about Amos.
13. Her nails were varnished a brilliant shade of red.
14. They put these LEDs around some plants that were in the shade.
15. The courtyard was shaded by high trees.
16. I keep cool by staying in the shade and not moving much.
17. I tried hard but her work put mine in the shade.
18. Lighter shades suit you best.
19. The varnish comes in six natural wood shades.
20. The painting needs more light and shade.
21. Let's sit in the shade for a while.
22. They used the swimming pool, rode, lazed in the deep shade of the oaks in the heat of the day.
23. The room was decorated in warm shades of red and orange.
24. A little shade helps them immensely.
25. You can't look directly into it; you've got to shade your eyes or close them altogether.
26. Distrust of foreigners can shade into racism.
27. The conservatory will get very hot in summer unless shading is used.
28. Light filtered into my kitchen through the soft, green shade of the honey locust tree.
29. What do the shaded areas on the map represent?
30. In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade of mottled gray.
31. His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.
32. Most plants prefer to be lightly shaded from direct, hot sunlight.
33. Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes.
34. That would lead to the plant in its shade sensing an unusual ratio.
35. They all sit on the dirt in the dappled shade of a tree.
36. We sat in the leafy shade of an oak tree.
37. The walls were painted in two shades of green.
38. Under the shaded light her expression was difficult to read.
39. The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
40. The room was painted in an unappealing shade of brown.
41. What a pleasant shade these trees give us!
42. She was wearing an unbecoming shade of purple.
43. I bought a new shade for the lamp.
44. The word has many shades of meaning.
45. The scarlet of the wings shades into pink at the tips.
46. I'm going to shade this part in.
47. The temperature can reach 40˚C in the shade .
48. We sat down in the shade of the wall.
49. Nancy left the shades down and the lights off.
50. They ate and drank and lounged in the shade.
51. Let's sit in the shade and keep cool.
52. This shade coordinates with a wide range of other colours.
53. The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer.
54. He was feeling a shade disappointed.
55. But TV images require subtle gradations of light and shade.
56. Trees are depicted with blocks of flat colour or shading.
57. Men set up folding tables and lawn chairs in the shade of giant pine trees.
