Meaning of the word shades in English

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shades

US /ʃeɪdz/

comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.

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sitting in the shade

Synonym:

shadow shadows coolness cool shelter cover

Synonym:

light glare

a lampshade.

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a small lamp with a crimson shade

screen from direct light.

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she shaded her eyes against the sun

Synonym:

cast a shadow over shadow darken dim shelter cover screen

darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour.

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she shaded in the outline of a chimney

Synonym:

darken pencil in block in fill in cross-hatch

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