SHADOW as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • refuge from danger or observation
   Usage Example(s)
   • he felt secure in his father’’s shadow
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recourse (what does recourse mean?)
   • refuge (what does refuge mean?)
   • resort (what does resort mean?)
2. Meaning
   • something existing in perception only
   Synonym(s)
   • apparition (what does apparition mean?)
   • phantasm (what does phantasm mean?)
   • phantasma (what does phantasma mean?)
   • phantom (what does phantom mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a ghostly apparition at midnight
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • illusion (what does illusion mean?)
   • semblance (what does semblance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • unidentified flying object (what does unidentified flying object mean?)
   • UFO (what does UFO mean?)
   • flying saucer (what does flying saucer mean?)
   • Flying Dutchman (what does Flying Dutchman mean?)
   • ghost (what does ghost mean?)
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • spook (what does spook mean?)
   • wraith (what does wraith mean?)
   • specter (what does specter mean?)
   • spectre (what does spectre mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an indication that something has been present
   Synonym(s)
   • tincture (what does tincture mean?)
   • trace (what does trace mean?)
   • vestige (what does vestige mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there wasn”t a trace of evidence for the claim
   • a tincture of condescension
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • indication (what does indication mean?)
   • indicant (what does indicant mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • footprint (what does footprint mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a premonition of something adverse
   Usage Example(s)
   • a shadow over his happiness
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • foreboding (what does foreboding mean?)
   • premonition (what does premonition mean?)
   • presentiment (what does presentiment mean?)
   • boding (what does boding mean?)
5. Meaning
   • an unilluminated area
   Synonym(s)
   • dark (what does dark mean?)
   • darkness (what does darkness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he moved off into the darkness
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • scene (what does scene mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • shade off (what does shade off mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an inseparable companion
   Usage Example(s)
   • the poor child was his mother’’s shadow
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • follower (what does follower mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
   Synonym(s)
   • shadower (what does shadower mean?)
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • follower (what does follower mean?)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • chase (what does chase mean?)
   • chase after (what does chase after mean?)
   • trail (what does trail mean?)
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
   • tag (what does tag mean?)
   • give chase (what does give chase mean?)
   • dog (what does dog mean?)
   • go after (what does go after mean?)
   • track (what does track mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a dominating and pervasive presence
   Usage Example(s)
   • he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • presence (what does presence mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • overshadow (what does overshadow mean?)
   • dwarf (what does dwarf mean?)
9. Meaning
   • shade within clear boundaries
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • shadiness (what does shadiness mean?)
   • shadowiness (what does shadowiness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • umbra (what does umbra mean?)
   • penumbra (what does penumbra mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • shade off (what does shade off mean?)

SHADOW as VERB

1. Meaning
   • follow, usually without the person’’s knowledge
   Usage Example(s)
   • The police are shadowing her
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • follow (what does follow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • shadower (what does shadower mean?)
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • shadower (what does shadower mean?)
   • shadowing (what does shadowing mean?)
   • tailing (what does tailing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make appear small by comparison
   Synonym(s)
   • dwarf (what does dwarf mean?)
   • overshadow (what does overshadow mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This year’’s debt dwarves that of last year
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dominate (what does dominate mean?)
   • command (what does command mean?)
   • overlook (what does overlook mean?)
   • overtop (what does overtop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dwarf (what does dwarf mean?)
   • midget (what does midget mean?)
   • nanus (what does nanus mean?)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cast a shadow over
   Synonym(s)
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • shade off (what does shade off mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shadow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • obscure (what does obscure mean?)
   • bedim (what does bedim mean?)
   • overcloud (what does overcloud mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • shadiness (what does shadiness mean?)
   • shadowiness (what does shadowiness mean?)
   • darkness (what does darkness mean?)
   • dark (what does dark mean?)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)