Scrabble and Words with Friends

• SHADE is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• SHADE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 8 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• SHADE is a 5 letter word containing the letters a, d, e, h, s.

Definitions

• shade

  noun relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
  it is much cooler in the shade

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• shade

  noun a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
  after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted

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• shade

  noun protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
  they used umbrellas as shades
  as the sun moved he readjusted the shade

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• shade

  noun a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  don't argue about shades of meaning

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• shade

  noun a position of relative inferiority
  an achievement that puts everything else in the shade
  his brother's success left him in the shade

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• shade

  noun a slight amount or degree of difference
  the new model is a shade better than the old one

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• shade

  noun a mental representation of some haunting experience

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• shade

  noun a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

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• shade

  noun a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

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• shade

  verb cast a shadow over

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• shade

  verb represent the effect of shade or shadow on

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• shade

  verb protect from light, heat, or view
  Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight

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• shade

  verb vary slightly
  shade the meaning

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• shade

  verb pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
  the butterfly wings shade to yellow

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• Lookup SHADE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'shade'

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