n. 25B6; noun
they sat in the shade : SHADOW(S), shadiness, shelter, cover; cool.
shades of blue : COLOUR, hue, tone, tint, tinge.
shades of meaning : NUANCE, gradation, degree, difference, variation, variety; nicety, subtlety; undertone, overtone.
her skirt was a shade too short : A LITTLE, a bit, a trace, a touch, a modicum, a tinge; slightly, rather, somewhat; informal a tad, a smidgen.
the window shade : BLIND, curtain, screen, cover, covering; awning, canopy.
(informal) he was wearing shades : SUNGLASSES, dark glasses; Austral. informal sunnies.
light.
25B6; verb
vines shaded the garden : CAST A SHADOW OVER, shadow, shelter, cover, screen; darken.
she shaded in the picture : DARKEN, colour in, pencil in, block in, fill in; cross-hatch.
the sky shaded from turquoise to blue : CHANGE, transmute, turn, go; merge, blend.
25A0; put someone/something in the shade SURPASS, outshine, outclass, overshadow, eclipse, transcend, cap, top, outstrip, outdo, put to shame, beat, outperform, upstage; informal run rings around, be a cut above, leave standing.
25A0; shades of ECHOES OF, a reminder of, memories of, suggestions of, hints of.