adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a shady corner (= protected from the sun - used about outdoor places )
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Plant the herbs in a shady corner of the garden.
a shady deal (= dishonest or illegal )
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Some senior members of the party were involved in shady deals and bribery.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
character
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It allows them to keep a beadier one on the shady characters behind the scenes.
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And he likes to see him-self as a romantically shady character .
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Freddie lived by his wits and he was involved with many shady characters .
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A bit of a shady character , and a womanizer.
deal
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Sanctions and boycotts are not only questionable policies - driving a resourceful and desperate regime into shady deals with other countries.
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He has been mixed up in a number of shady deals in the Middle East.
spot
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Sow in a moist, shady spot in summer to avoid early bolting.
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Malplacket found a shady spot in the wadi and sat down to write his will.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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shady trees
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He has been mixed up in a number of shady deals in the Cayman Islands.
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His acceptance of a huge loan from a shady businessman looks suspicious to say the least.
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She's been involved in some shady deals.
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These plants will grow best in shady conditions.
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We'd suspected for a while she was involved in something a bit shady .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And he likes to see him-self as a romantically shady character.
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Beyond him up the shady driveway is a three-story country house, a wide verandah all the way around it.
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From a place on the shady side I watched the most forlorn spectacle I have ever seen.
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It allows them to keep a beadier one on the shady characters behind the scenes.
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It helped several shady entrepreneurs to buy assets all over the world.
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Others sat out on carpets beneath the shady trees enjoying the cool of the evening.
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The dark, leafless cottonwoods and rustling wind give the shady canyon a decidedly spooky feel.
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Wealthy nobles inhabited splendid villas surrounded by shady groves and fertile gardens.