shadow

IPA: ʃˈædoʊ

noun

  • A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
  • Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
  • An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
  • (obsolete or poetic) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
  • (figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.
  • A small degree; a shade.
  • An imperfect and faint representation.
  • (UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
  • One who secretly or furtively follows another.
  • An inseparable companion.
  • (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
  • An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
  • A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
  • (obsolete, Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
  • (Jungian psychology) An unconscious aspect of the personality.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.
  • (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
  • (particularly espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
  • (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
  • (transitive) To hide; to conceal.
  • (transitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
  • (transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
  • (transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).

adjective

  • Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.
  • Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.
  • (politics) Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.
  • (Australia, politics) Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
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Examples of "shadow" in Sentences

  • He saw someone's shadow.
  • Children like to watch shadow show.
  • The shadow of the gnomon was measured.
  • The shadow crept closer to the closet.
  • Let the cruft wallow in the Wiki shadows.
  • Spotlight falls on shadow puppet theatre.
  • The flash shadows are obvious and intrusive.
  • In the shadows, a new unforeseen threat arose.
  • Look for deer and grouse feeding in the shadows.
  • A shadow is an incorporeal creature of sentient darkness.

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