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shadow |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shadow Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shadow Entailment of verb shadow Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shadow 3 senses of shadow Sense 1 shadow => follow Sense 2 shadow, shade, shade off => obscure, bedim, overcloud Sense 3 shadow, overshadow, dwarf => dominate, command, overlook, overtop Familiarity of verb shadow shadow used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shadow Sense 1 shadow => follow -------------- Sense 2 shadow, shade, shade off => obscure, bedim, overcloud -------------- Sense 3 shadow, overshadow, dwarf => dominate, command, overlook, overtop -------------- Grep of noun shadow eyeshadow shadow shadow play shadow show shadowboxing shadower shadowgraph shadowiness shadowing Overview of noun shadow The noun shadow has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (17) shadow -- (shade within clear boundaries) 2. (8) darkness, dark, shadow -- (an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness") 3. (3) apparition, phantom, shadow -- (something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition at midnight") 4. (1) shadow -- (a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness") 5. (1) trace, vestige, shadow -- (a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim") 6. (1) shadow -- (refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow") 7. tail, shadow, shadower -- (a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements) 8. shadow -- (an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow") Overview of verb shadow The verb shadow has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shadow -- (follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her") 2. shadow, shade, shade off -- (cast a shadow over) 3. shadow, overshadow, dwarf -- (cast a shadow) Grep of adj shadow shadowed shadowing shadowy Overview of noun shadow The noun shadow has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (17) shadow -- (shade within clear boundaries) 2. (8) darkness, dark, shadow -- (an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness") 3. (3) apparition, phantom, shadow -- (something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition at midnight") 4. (1) shadow -- (a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness") 5. (1) trace, vestige, shadow -- (a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim") 6. (1) shadow -- (refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow") 7. tail, shadow, shadower -- (a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements) 8. shadow -- (an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow") Overview of verb shadow The verb shadow has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) shadow -- (follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her") 2. shadow, shade, shade off -- (cast a shadow over) 3. shadow, overshadow, dwarf -- (cast a shadow)
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