shade : Idioms & Phrases


double-shade

Dou"ble-shade` transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To double the natural darkness of (a place). Milton.
Webster 1913

Lamp shade

  • noun a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view
    lampshade.
WordNet
  • a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp.
Webster 1913

shade off

  • verb cast a shadow over
    shadow; shade.
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shade tree

  • noun a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight
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shades of

  • noun something that reminds you of someone or something
    • aren't there shades of 1948 here?
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The Shades

  • the Nether World; the supposed abode of souls after leaving the body.
Webster 1913

Window shade

  • noun an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window
WordNet
  • a shade or blind for a window; usually, one that is hung on a roller.
Webster 1913