sunshade
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌʃeɪd/
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sombrilla
- Then villagers started removing the nets, using them instead as sunshades or windbreaks.
- pull the sunshade
- rear sunshade
- window sunshade
Examples
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Paco... put up that sunshade, por favor.
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Set up hard-wearing furnishings capable of enduring all weather and add a big outdoor umbrella for sunshade.
Blog text (17) -
And closer even than that, the lulling, drowsy smell of my mother's skin by my nose, where she holds me against her bosom, her hand making a sunshade across my forehead to shield my eyes.
Fiction book (1998) -
PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): The curved metal collar of the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) served as a sunshade protecting the aperture through which infrared light entered the spacecraft.
Academic text (1991) -
She pulled the sunshade down to block the sunlight as she sat in the car.
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The garden features a large sunshade that provides relief from the hot summer sun.
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He set up a portable sunshade on the beach to stay cool while reading a book.
Synonyms
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1.0
A cover for a lamp or window that reduces light
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4.1
A cover over an area that protects from rain or sun
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3.2
A cover attached to a building that protects from sun or rain
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2.5
A stiff front part of a cap or helmet that shades the eyes from the sun
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3.3
A small umbrella that gives shade from the sun
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2.0
A piece of material you pull down to block light or give privacy at a window
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2.3
A flap above a car window you pull down to stop sunlight from your eyes
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6.4
A cloth screen that blocks strong sunlight
A cover that blocks sunlight to make a place cooler
A film or device that blocks sunlight from windows to keep rooms cooler
Antonyms
How Shady
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sunshade is a simple combination of sun and shade, where shade means 'shadow'. So a sunshade is anything that makes a 'shadow' to protect you from the sun, like an umbrella or a small canopy.