Definition of Shadow

Noun

  • an inseparable companion
    "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
  • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
  • a dominating and pervasive presence
    "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
  • refuge from danger or observation
    "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
  • an indication that something has been present
    "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
    "a tincture of condescension"
  • a premonition of something adverse
    "a shadow over his happiness"
  • something existing in perception only
    "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
  • an unilluminated area
    "he moved off into the darkness"
  • shade within clear boundaries

Verb

  • make appear small by comparison
    "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
  • cast a shadow over
    - shade off
  • follow, usually without the person's knowledge
    "The police are shadowing her"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble shadow

85 unscramble word found using the letters shadow.
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