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| NOUN | 1 | shadow | Shade within clear boundaries |
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| 2 | shadow, darkness, dark | An unilluminated area | |
| 3 | shadow, apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma | Something existing in perception only | |
| 4 | shadow | A premonition of something adverse | |
| 5 | shadow, trace, vestige, tincture | An indication that something has been present | |
| 6 | shadow | Refuge from danger or observation | |
| 7 | shadow | A dominating and pervasive presence | |
| 8 | shadow, tail, shadower | A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | |
| 9 | shadow | An inseparable companion | |
| VERB | 1 | shadow | Follow, usually without the person's knowledge |
| 2 | shadow, shade, shade off | Cast a shadow over | |
| 3 | shadow, overshadow, dwarf | Make appear small by comparison |
| Sounds | shae'dow. |
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| Rhymes | aficionado, avocado, Bordeaux, and 45 more rhymes in dow at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Shade within clear boundaries. |
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| Narrower | umbra; penumbra |
| Broader | shade, shadiness, shadowiness |
| Verbs | shadow |
| Meaning | An unilluminated area. |
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| Synonyms | darkness, dark |
| Broader | scene |
| Verbs | shadow |
| Meaning | Something existing in perception only. |
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| Synonyms | apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma |
| Narrower | unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer; Flying Dutchman; ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre |
| Broader | illusion, semblance |
| Meaning | A premonition of something adverse. |
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| Examples | "a shadow over his happiness" |
| Broader | foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding |
| Meaning | An indication that something has been present. |
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| Synonyms | trace, vestige, tincture |
| Narrower | footprint |
| Broader | indication, indicant |
| Meaning | Refuge from danger or observation. |
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| Examples | "he felt secure in his father's shadow" |
| Broader | recourse, refuge, resort |
| Meaning | A dominating and pervasive presence. |
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| Examples | "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" |
| Broader | presence |
| Verbs | shadow |
| Meaning | A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. |
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| Synonyms | tail, shadower |
| Broader | follower; spy |
| Verbs | shadow |
| Meaning | An inseparable companion. |
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| Examples | "the poor child was his mother's shadow" |
| Broader | follower |
| Verbs | shadow |
| Meaning | Follow, usually without the person's knowledge. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Model | Sam cannot shadow Sue |
| Examples | "The police are shadowing her" |
| Broader | follow |
| Nouns | shadowing; shadow, shadower; shadow |
| Meaning | Cast a shadow over. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | shade, shade off |
| Broader | obscure, bedim, overcloud |
| Nouns | shadow; shadow |
| Meaning | Make appear small by comparison. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | overshadow, dwarf |
| Broader | dominate, command, overlook, overtop |
| Nouns | shadow |