ɡəʊst ɡoʊst ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd ˈnaɪsɪti ˈnjuː.ɑːns ˈnuː.ɑːns ɹəˈfaɪnmənt ˈʃædoʊ ˈʃædəʊ ˈspɛktɚ ˈspɛktə spuːk ˈsʌt(ə)lti tæd ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə ˈtɪŋktʃɚ təʊn toʊn ɹeɪθ pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree the butterfly wings shade to yellow vary slightly shade the meaning protect from light, heat, or view Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight represent the effect of shade or shadow on cast a shadow over a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight they used umbrellas as shades as the sun moved he readjusted the shade a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted a mental representation of some haunting experience he looked like he had seen a ghost it aroused specters from his past a 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 a 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 a position of relative inferiority an achievement that puts everything else in the shade his brother's success left him in the shade relative 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