shadow
1. [ noun ] shade within clear boundaries
Related terms: shade penumbra umbra
2. [ noun ] an unilluminated area
Synonyms: darkness dark
Examples:

"he moved off into the darkness"

Related terms: scene
3. [ noun ] something existing in perception only
Synonyms: phantom phantasma phantasm apparition
Examples:

: "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

Related terms: illusion ghost flying_dutchman unidentified_flying_object
4. [ verb ] follow, usually without the person's knowledge
Examples:

"The police are shadowing her"

Related terms: follow shadowing
5. [ noun ] an indication that something has been present
Synonyms: trace vestige tincture
Examples:

"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim" "a tincture of condescension"

Related terms: indication clue footprint
6. [ noun ] refuge from danger or observation
Examples:

"he felt secure in his father's shadow"

Related terms: recourse
7. [ noun ] a premonition of something adverse
Examples:

"a shadow over his happiness"

Related terms: foreboding
8. [ verb ] cast a shadow over
Synonyms: shade shade_off
Related terms: obscure shade
9. [ verb ] cast a shadow
Synonyms: dwarf overshadow
Related terms: dominate dwarf
10. [ noun ] a dominating and pervasive presence
Examples:

"he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"

Related terms: presence
11. [ noun ] (work) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Synonyms: shadower tail
Related terms: detective follower spy chase
12. [ noun ] an inseparable companion
Examples:

"the poor child was his mother's shadow"

Related terms: follower
Similar spelling:   shadowy
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