What part of speech is shade?

Shade can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. shade is a verb, present, 1st person singular of shade (infinitive).
  • 2. shade is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. shade is a noun, singular of shades.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does shade mean?

Definitions

Verb

shade - represent the effect of shade or shadow on
shade - pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
shade - vary slightly; "shade the meaning"
shade - protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
shade - cast a shadow over

Noun

shade - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
shade - 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"
shade - protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
shade - a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
shade - a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"
shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
shade - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
shade - a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"

Examples of shade

#   Sentence  
1. noun After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted.
2. noun It is much cooler in the shade.
3. noun As the sun moved he readjusted the shade.
4. noun An achievement that puts everything else in the shade.
5. noun His brother's success left him in the shade.
6. noun The new model is a shade better than the old one.
7. noun Yo mama`s so fat, she could sell shade.
8. noun The plants provide shade and root strength for bank stability.
9. noun The sky is a hazy shade of winter.
10. noun A parasol is used during the summertime to shade the face.
11. noun Nancy is a shade darker than Helen.
12. noun Nancy is a shade darker than Helen is.
13. noun It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.
14. noun The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.
15. noun The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.
16. verb The butterfly wings shade to yellow.
17. verb Shade the meaning.
18. verb Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight.
Sentence  
noun
After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted.
It is much cooler in the shade.
As the sun moved he readjusted the shade.
An achievement that puts everything else in the shade.
His brother's success left him in the shade.
The new model is a shade better than the old one.
Yo mama`s so fat, she could sell shade.
The plants provide shade and root strength for bank stability.
The sky is a hazy shade of winter.
A parasol is used during the summertime to shade the face.
Nancy is a shade darker than Helen.
Nancy is a shade darker than Helen is.
It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.
The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.
The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.
verb
The butterfly wings shade to yellow.
Shade the meaning.
Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight.

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