Definition of a shade
:a bit :a little
- He is just a shade taller than his brother.
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shade
play
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: comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
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: relative obscurity or retirement
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: shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight
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: to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat
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: to cover with a shade
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: to hide partly by or as if by a shadow
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