shade

shade
I
n.
gradation of color

1) a delicate, pale, pastel, soft shade

2) a dark; light shade

window cover

(AE; BE has blinds)

3) to draw, pull down; raise the shades

4) a window shade

shaded place

5) in the shade

misc.

6) a lampshade

II

v. (d; intr.) to shade into (the colors shade into each other)

* * *
[ʃeɪd]
light shade
pastel
raise the shades
soft shade
['gradation of color'] a delicate
['misc. '] a lampshade
['shaded place'] in the shade
['window cover'] (AE;BE has blinds) to draw
a dark
a window shade
(d; intr.) to shade into (the colors shade into each other)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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