I.
noun
1 area out of the sunlight
ADJECTIVE
▪ cool
▪ deep
▪ welcome
▪ dappled
▪ afternoon
▪ partial
▪ leafy
▪
in the leafy ~ of a fig tree
… OF SHADE
▪ patch
▪
I searched for a patch of ~ to rest in.
VERB + SHADE
▪ give (sb) , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
PREPOSITION
▪ in (the) ~
▪
a plant that grows well in ~
▪
I was sitting in the ~.
▪ into the ~
▪
Let's move into the ~.
▪ under the ~ of
▪
They were sitting under the ~ of an umbrella.
▪ ~ for
▪
the need to ensure adequate ~ for coffee plants
▪ ~ from
▪
The huge trees offered ~ from the sun.
PHRASES
▪ light and ~
2 type of colour
ADJECTIVE
▪ delicate , light , muted , pale , pastel , soft , subtle
▪
The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel ~s.
▪ dark , deep , rich , strong
▪
His face turned an even deeper ~ of red.
▪ bright , brilliant , vivid
▪ attractive , beautiful , lovely , nice
▪ startling , stunning
▪
a room painted in startling ~s of pink and orange
▪ natural , neutral , warm
▪
Towels in warm ~s can soften the room.
▪ various
▪
various ~s of green
VERB + SHADE
▪ be available in , come in
▪
This wool is available in ten stunning ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
The ocean glistened in ~s of blue and emerald.
▪ ~ for
▪
our new range of ~s for lips and eyes
▪ ~ of
▪
He threw out his old suits, all in various ~s of brown.
▪
a word with various ~s of meaning ( figurative )
PHRASES
▪ ~s of opinion ( figurative , esp. BrE )
3 ( AmE ) on a window ⇨ See also ↑ blind
ADJECTIVE
▪ window
▪ roller
VERB + SHADE
▪ close , draw , lower
▪ pull
▪
His room was dark, the ~s pulled to block out the sun.
▪ open
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ completely
▪ deeply
▪ lightly , partially
▪
This plant prefers a lightly ~d position.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
She ~d her eyes against the fierce sun.
▪ from
▪
We were completely ~d from the sun by the trees.
▪ with
▪
a square ~d with trees
Shade is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ eye