(n.) Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light.
(n.) Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural.
(n.) An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat.
(n.) That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade.
(n.) Shadow.
(n.) The soul after its separation from the body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes.
(n.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.
(n.) Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink.
(n.) A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms.
(v. t.) To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.
(v. t.) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes.
(v. t.) To obscure; to dim the brightness of.
(v. t.) To pain in obscure colors; to darken.
(v. t.) To mark with gradations of light or color.
(v. t.) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Snooker, which became and remains a fixture in the BBC2 schedules, was chosen for showing because it is the sport in which different shades are most significant.
(2) It contains 10,000 apartments so far, in blocks that might appear Soviet but for shades of blue, green and yellow.
(3) The shading of the optoelectronic system had a coefficient of variation (CV) of 1.42% for measurements in the center of the displayed area, but a CV of 3.55% for measurements over the whole monitor area.
(4) The observed clinical findings include scarring of the face and hands (83.7%), hyperpigmentation (65%), hypertrichosis (44.8%), pinched facies (40.1%), painless arthritis (70.2%), small hands (66.6%), sensory shading (60.6%), myotonia (37.9%), cogwheeling (41.9%), enlarged thyroid (34.9%), and enlarged liver (4.8%).
(5) The observers ranked three-dimensional shaded images higher than the other types, with three-dimensional volumetric images second and three-dimensional surface images ranked third.
(6) Would it best best to risk a Great Reform Bill (shades of 1832) - or would piecemeal reform be best, some wonder?
(7) Days and Nights in the Forest , which began as a comedy about Calcuttan gents on safari for aboriginal villagers, before shading into something almost too dark for my comprehension.
(8) From these data, three graphs are derived, including trends in age-standardised rates, age-specific rates centered on birth cohorts and maps plotted in different shades of grey to represent the surfaces defined by the matrix of various age-specific rates.
(9) He is wary of pretension, alive to all shades of irony.
(10) But among the football-faith community the legendary Anfield Road stadium is not considered a sacred site for nothing, and on this memorable night everyone felt what mighty magic can be summoned here.” Describing the match as “a classic in the illustrious history of these two clubs for years to come”, the commentator Daniel Theweleit also believed that the atmosphere at Anfield put Dortmund’s own famed fan culture into the shade: “Even those who have watched the club for centuries agreed that Dortmund has never achieved this kind of intensity.” Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung found satisfaction in seeing the German coach Jürgen Klopp exporting his magic touch across the Channel.
(11) Additionally, the silver staining properties of the Duracryl matrix result in proteins appearing as monochromatic shades of grey instead of red, brown and yellow, as is the case of conventional polyacrylamide matrices.
(12) Over 400 people and 100 boats were stranded in temperatures of about 40C, with little shade.
(13) On one side of the road stands an orderly row of RDP houses, their gable ends neatly rendered in pastel shades of peach and tangerine.
(14) Data received was converted to Munsell notation for evaluation of the dimensions of color, i.e., Hue, Chroma, and Value, as related to (1) shade differences, (2) thickness of porcelain, and (3) numbers of firings.
(15) Dik-dik antelopes lost about 50% more heat evaporatively when exposed to the sun compared to the shade at an ambient temperature (Ta) of 28 degrees C or a Ta of 40 degrees C in a climatic chamber.
(16) OK, so it wouldn't beat London's MeatLiquor in a fight, but it'd certainly knock seven shades out of Shake Shack and Five Guys with both hands tied behind its back.
(17) It’s not easy to kick well in frigid conditions – and the temperature before kickoff was just shade over 20F.
(18) Hoodies don't vote, they've realised it's pointless, that whoever gets elected will just be a different shade of the "we don't give a toss about you" party.
(19) Different segmentation techniques can be used, as well as shading algorithms that give greatly improved appearances.
(20) Meanwhile, the first images are emerging of what the Fifty Shades movie may actually look like, after Entertainment Weekly published a string of "character shots" , featuring actors Dakota Johnson and Dornan in their roles of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey respectively.
Wraith
Definition:
(n.) An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image.
(n.) Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters; -- called also water wraith.
Example Sentences:
(1) Rolls-Royce, which is owned by the German carmaker BMW , said demand had been strong for the Wraith, a chunky, gas-guzzling two-door car priced at more than £210,000.
(2) Sales were boosted by strong orders for the Ghost Series II introduced in November and the Wraith, which has had its first full year of sales.
(3) BMW reports: Rolls-Royce continues to see strong customer demand for Wraith, significant orders for the recently announced Ghost Series II and good demand for the Phantom family of cars across the world.
(4) The tread of feet in the roads was dulled, and horses and guns moved like wraiths in the swirling mist.
(5) The new Rolls-Royce Wraith has been a stunning success in the super-luxury segment, setting new modern style and technology leadership benchmarks.
(6) Instead, he’s looking more like a man destined to return to Madison with a wad of Delta Sky Miles to haunt the capitol tunnels, a wraith occasionally seizing hapless passersby at underground crossroads and demanding they tell him if they’ve seen Ronald Reagan, what causes male-pattern baldness and how big Canada is.
(7) They hovered just above 3% today and could drop to 2.5% in coming months, said Wraith.
(8) Blood is splashed across his website and featured, for example, in a recent cartoon of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, who was pictured as a green, wraith-like creature drinking greedily from an oversized cup labelled "children's blood".
(9) Carroll was reported in today's Daily Star to have sent texts to Steve Wraith, editor of the Toon Talk fanzine, claiming he felt he had being forced out of the club.
(10) A model poses with a Rolls-Royce Wraith limousine during the 13th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition this year.
(11) Rolls-Royce manufacturers the Wraith, Ghost and Phantom, its top-of-the-range model.
(12) Blood is splashed across his website and featured, for example, in a recent cartoon of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, who was pictured as a green, wraith-like creature drinking greedily from an oversized cup labelled "Children's Blood".
(13) A synthetic peptide corresponding to residues 365-380 of the influenza nucleoprotein (NP365-380) has been previously shown to associate with class I major histocompatibility complex-encoded molecules and to stimulate cytotoxic T lymphocytes [Townsend, A. R. M., Rothbard, J., Gotch, F. M., Bahadur, G., Wraith, D. & McMichael, A. J.
(14) It sells more cars worth over £150,000 than any other manufacturer, and last year launched the Dawn, a convertible based on the Wraith.
(15) Last year was good for carmakers in the UK too – Rolls-Royce, albeit owned by BMW, sold more Wraiths, Ghosts and Phantoms around the world than at any time since it was founded more than a century ago.
(16) The conscious patients watch me warily as if I am some sort of wraith.
(17) Carroll's comments back up the content of texts he sent to friend and editor of the Toon Talk fanzine, Steve Wraith, as the transfer saga unfolded last night.
(18) Demand was high for Phantom and Ghost Rolls-Royce cars, and orders were strong for the new Wraith model, BMW said.
(19) They, of course, have benefitted as the stimulus measures from central banks push up asset prices [ source: the Bank of England ] If you fancy a Wraith, prices begin at around £230,320 .
(20) John Wraith of RBC Capital Markets expects the rally in the gilt market to continue for some time, although it will become a more "gradual rally".