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Shadow
see synonyms of shadowNoun
1. shadow
shade within clear boundaries
an unilluminated area
Example Sentences:'he moved off into the darkness'
3. apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow
something existing in perception only
Example Sentences:'a ghostly apparition at midnight'
4. shadow
a premonition of something adverse
Example Sentences:'a shadow over his happiness'
5. shadow, tincture, trace, vestige
an indication that something has been present
Example Sentences:'there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim''a tincture of condescension'
6. shadow
refuge from danger or observation
Example Sentences:'he felt secure in his father's shadow'
7. shadow
a dominating and pervasive presence
Example Sentences:'he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father'
9. shadow
an inseparable companion
Example Sentences:'the poor child was his mother's shadow'
Verb
10. shadow
follow, usually without the person's knowledge
Example Sentences:'The police are shadowing her'
12. dwarf, overshadow, shadow
make appear small by comparison
Example Sentences:'This year's debt dwarfs that of last year'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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