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- pronunciation:
- shae
do
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A shadow is the dark shape that appears on the ground or other surface when something stands in the way of light. If you stand in the way of light, there will be a shadow behind you too.
Mike put his hands together in front of a lamp and made a shadow in the shape of a bird.In the late afternoon on a sunny day, Tom's shadow is much taller than he is.
- similar words:
- shade
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| related words: |
gloom, particle, trace |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
shadows, shadowing, shadowed |
| definition 1: |
When your house is shadowed by a cloud, it means that the cloud puts your house in a kind of darkness.
The lower buildings are shadowed by the tall skyscrapers.- similar words:
- shade
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| definition 2: |
When someone shadows another person, they follow them and watch them in secret.
The police shadowed their suspect for several days. |
| related words: |
chase, pursue |
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