| shadow | | |
| n. (state) | 1. shadow | shade within clear boundaries. |
| ~ shade, shadiness, shadowiness | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body.; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" |
| ~ umbra | a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light. |
| ~ penumbra | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra. |
| n. (location) | 2. dark, darkness, shadow | an unilluminated area.; "he moved off into the darkness" |
| ~ scene | the place where some action occurs.; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow | something existing in perception only.; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" |
| ~ flying saucer, ufo, unidentified flying object | an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins. |
| ~ flying dutchman | a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope. |
| ~ ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade | a mental representation of some haunting experience.; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" |
| ~ illusion, semblance | an erroneous mental representation. |
| n. (feeling) | 4. shadow | a premonition of something adverse.; "a shadow over his happiness" |
| ~ boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment | a feeling of evil to come.; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" |
| n. (communication) | 5. shadow, tincture, trace, vestige | an indication that something has been present.; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" |
| ~ footprint | a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important.; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. shadow | refuge from danger or observation.; "he felt secure in his father's shadow" |
| ~ recourse, refuge, resort | something or someone turned to for assistance or security.; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" |
| n. (state) | 7. shadow | a dominating and pervasive presence.; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" |
| ~ presence | the state of being present; current existence.; "he tested for the presence of radon" |
| n. (person) | 8. shadow, shadower, tail | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. |
| ~ follower | someone who travels behind or pursues another. |
| ~ spy | a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people.; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" |
| n. (person) | 9. shadow | an inseparable companion.; "the poor child was his mother's shadow" |
| ~ follower | someone who travels behind or pursues another. |
| v. (motion) | 10. shadow | follow, usually without the person's knowledge.; "The police are shadowing her" |
| ~ follow | to travel behind, go after, come after.; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" |
| v. (weather) | 11. shade, shade off, shadow | cast a shadow over. |
| ~ darken | make dark or darker.; "darken a room" |
| v. (stative) | 12. dwarf, overshadow, shadow | make appear small by comparison.; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" |
| ~ overtop, command, overlook, dominate | look down on.; "The villa dominates the town" |
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