adj
(obsolete) Alternative form of abumbral
adj
Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.
adj
(comparable) Foreshadowed.
n
A dampening or absence of shadow.
n
(obsolete) The warmth of the Sun in winter.
n
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
adj
Very bright (as if to cause blindness).
n
(television) An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.
n
The condition of being crenate.
adj
Experiencing dazzlement; overcome by light or brilliance.
n
(art) The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition.
adj
(obsolete) clear; lucid
adj
(rare) Of, related to, or caused by friction.
n
The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen.
n
The property of being hyperlucent.
adj
(rare) Cleaving or sticking like wax.
v
(obsolete) To shade; to darken.
n
The property of being lambent, brightness.
adj
Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
n
A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
adv
With the avoidance of light
adj
(idiomatic) In a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.
v
(intransitive) To become covered with mold; become moldy
v
(dated, obsolete) To overshadow or to obscure.
v
To shade; to darken; to cloud.
adj
(obsolete, rare) Overshadowed.
v
overshadow (to make to seem insignificant)
v
(transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
n
(figuratively) An area of uncertainty or intermediacy between two mutually exclusive states or categories.
v
(slang, Australia) to hide, vanish, shadow
n
(obsolete) A shade; shadow.
n
(slang) A complete range; a whole lot; used with of and a noun or occasionally an adjective.
adj
Having a slight colour added (of a diagram or picture) or being slightly darkened as if in the shade.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become shaded or shady
n
Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
n
A shadowy or borderline area, where normal rules and boundaries do not apply
adj
(photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
adj
Occurring in non-contiguous positions or locations.
v
(idiomatic) To be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.
n
(automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
adj
(botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.
n
(archaic) An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
n
(obsolete) Shadow; shade.
adj
Having shade; shady; having shade provided by thick foliage.
v
(obsolete) To shade; to shadow or foreshadow.
adj
Casting or making a shade; umbrageous.
adv
So as to cast a shadow.
adj
(obsolete) Shady; umbrageous.
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