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SHADES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
Example:
he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades
Synonyms:
dark glasses; shades; sunglasses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shades" is a kind of...):
eyeglasses; glasses; specs; spectacles ((plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision)
Meronyms (parts of "shades"):
Polaroid ((trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
Example:
aren't there shades of 1948 here?
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("shades" is a kind of...):
reminder (an experience that causes you to remember something)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb shade
Context examples:
Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
When you stroll through a garden, you may notice several shades of golden daffodils and recognize the chirping of several types of birds.
(Humans Can Identify More Than 1 Trillion Smells, NIH, US)
It may be complete, in which the individual can only perceive black, white, or shades or gray, or incomplete, in which the individual has a residual amount of color vision.
(Achromatopsia, NCI Thesaurus)
The Boxer's body is compact and powerful with a close-fitting coat that comes in fawn, brindle, white and various shades of red, with white markings.
(Boxer, NCI Thesaurus)
So peremptorily did these shades beckon him, that each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The answer, revealed in the first maps made from New Horizons data, turns out to be shades of reddish brown.
(Pluto: The 'Other' Red Planet, NASA)
The short soft coat comes in shades of fawn to mahogany with a black or red mask and may have white markings on the tips of the toes and chest.
(Dogue-de-Bordeaux, NCI Thesaurus)
Out of these deep surrounding shades rose high, and glared white, the piled- up mattresses and pillows of the bed, spread with a snowy Marseilles counterpane.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
It has a feathered, silky coat that comes in shades of chestnut to mahogany, sometimes with splashes of white on the chest and feet.
(Irish Setter, NCI Thesaurus)
Thinking of "ABCDE" can help you remember what to watch for: • Asymmetry - the shape of one half does not match the other • Border - the edges are ragged, blurred or irregular • Color - the color is uneven and may include shades of black, brown and tan • Diameter - there is a change in size, usually an increase • Evolving - the mole has changed over the past few weeks or months
(Melanoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
