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Noun shadow has 9 senses
- shadow - shade within clear boundaries
--1 is a kind of shade, shadiness, shadowiness
--1 has particulars: umbra; penumbra
- darkness, dark, shadow - an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
--2 is a kind of scene
- apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
--3 is a kind of illusion, semblance
--3 has particulars:
- shadow - a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
--4 is a kind of foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding
- trace, vestige, tincture, shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
--5 is a kind of indication, indicant
--5 has particulars: footprint
- shadow - refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
--6 is a kind of recourse, refuge, resort
- shadow - a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
--7 is a kind of presence
- tail, shadow, shadower - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
--8 is a kind of follower; spy
- shadow - an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
--9 is a kind of follower
Verb shadow has 3 senses
- shadow - follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
--1 is one way to follow
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot shadow Sue
- shadow, shade, shade off - cast a shadow over
--2 is one way to obscure, bedim, overcloud
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- shadow, overshadow, dwarf - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
--3 is one way to dominate, command, overlook, overtop
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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