Shadow - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an unilluminated area (syn: dark, darkness)
- something existing in perception only (syn: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom)
- a premonition of something adverse
- refuge from danger or observation
- an inseparable companion
verb
- make appear small by comparison (syn: dwarf, overshadow)
Extra examples
The tree cast a long shadow across the lawn.
You can see your own shadow on a sunny day.
Part of the valley was in shadow.
He saw something moving in the shadows.
I sensed a shadow of disappointment in his expression.
Police shadowed the suspect for several days.
She spent the night shadowing other waiters at the restaurant.
He didn't want to cast a shadow on their happiness.
He lived in the shadow of his famous father.
The shadow of war fell across Europe.
Most of the lake was in shadow.
A stranger slowly came out of the shadows.
A shadow crossed her face.
Their relationship was not without shadows.
Coming events cast their shadows before (them).
Word forms
I/you/we/they: shadow
he/she/it: shadows
present participle: shadowing
past tense: shadowed
past participle: shadowed
singular: shadow
plural: shadows
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