Search Result:shadow
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋʃædo,-ә 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊʃædou 〕
Overview of noun shadow
The noun shadow has 9 senses
- shadow -- (shade within clear boundaries)
- darkness, dark, shadow -- (an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness")
- apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow -- (something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight")
- shadow -- (a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness")
- trace, vestige, tincture, shadow -- (an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension")
- shadow -- (refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow")
- shadow -- (a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father")
- tail, shadow, shadower -- (a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements)
- shadow -- (an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow")
Overview of verb shadow
The verb shadow has 3 senses
- shadow -- (follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her")
- shadow, shade, shade off -- (cast a shadow over)
- shadow, overshadow, dwarf -- (make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year")