to shade

Examples

• All

• We have to get them in the ground right away, shade them, and water them well.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I'll get the leaves to shade you from the sun.

  Troll: The Tale of a Tail (2018)

• So to shade it was the answer to shade it from the strong sun.

  Aeon Video

• A big hat that shades your face and neck.

  Gifted (2017)

• Her first project was to make curtains to shade their two windows, which faced the street.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Yeah, so we can shade the playset area so it's nice and cool.

• His mother stood beside the wrinkled surface of the pool, shading her eyes with one hand.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Even now, God was compassionate towards Jonah and caused a plant to grow that shaded him from the hot sun.

  Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

• The majestic ceiba tree shades the front of the house and menaces the roof with its branches.

  Academic text (2017)

• We decided to plant a tree to shade the picnic area during the hot summer days.

Synonyms

O

to overshadow

vsto shade

15 5.4

To make something darker by blocking light

focuses on protection from light heat or view not only making things less bright

S

to shadow

vsto shade

14 2.3

To make a place or object dark by blocking light

protects also against heat and view not only by darkening areas

C

to curtain

vsto shade

9 5.8

To hang cloth to cover or hide something

serves wider protection from light heat and view not only hanging fabric for privacy

C

to canopy

vsto shade

3 5.5

To cover something with cloth or leaves to give shade

can use either coverings or simple blocking of light and heat not only structures

S

to shade off

vsto shade

4.3

To make a place darker by blocking the light

offers broader protection from light heat and view not only a partial darkening

Antonyms

E

to expose

146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

I

to illuminate

52 4.1

To make something bright or visible with light

Idioms

I

in the shade

26 1.0

In a place protected from direct sun that is cooler

M

made in the shade

• Informal

1 8.2

In a safe, easy situation needing little effort

Phrasal Verbs

S

to shade off

4.3

To make a place darker by blocking the light

Compounds

S

shade tree

4 2.2

A large tree that gives shade from the sun

W

window shade

• US

3 2.0

A piece of material you pull down to block light or give privacy at a window

S

shade of red

1 4.2

A change in how red someone's face becomes when they feel embarrassed

M

melony shade

7.4

A pink-red color like the inside of a watermelon

N

noonday shade

5.2

A cool place out of the sun at midday, often under a tree

How Blocked

to black out

10 3.9

to block

∞ 3.0

shield

476 2.9

to shade

26 1.0

screen

334 2.3

Surface Forms

Etymology