Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)shade, shadiness, shadowinessrelative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body“it is much cooler in the shade”,
“there's too much shadiness to take good photographs” (n)shade, tint, tincture, tonea quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color“after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted” (n)shadeprotective covering that protects something from direct sunlight“they used umbrellas as shades”,
“as the sun moved he readjusted the shade” (n)nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinementa subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude“without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor”,
“don't argue about shades of meaning” (n)shadea position of relative inferiority“an achievement that puts everything else in the shade”,
“his brother's success left him in the shade” (n)tad, shadea slight amount or degree of difference“a tad too expensive”,
“not a tad of difference”,
“the new model is a shade better than the old one” (n)shadea representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) (n)lampshade, lamp shade, shadea protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view Verbs
(v)shadeprotect from light, heat, or view“Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight” (v)shadevary slightly“shade the meaning” (v)shadepass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree“the butterfly wings shade to yellow”