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Shade

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.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Apparition 76% connected

The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Color 76% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Coloring 76% connected

of Color

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Colour 76% connected

See Color.

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Colouring 76% connected

a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes"

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Darken 76% connected

To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Fantasm 76% connected

Same as Phantasm.

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Import 76% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

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Inferiority 76% connected

The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth.

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Meaning 76% connected

of Mean

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Paint 76% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Phantasm 76% connected

An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream.

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Phantasma 76% connected

A phantasm.

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Phantom 76% connected

That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.

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Protection 76% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Representation 76% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Screen 76% connected

Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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Shadow 76% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

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Significance 76% connected

Alt. of Significancy

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Signification 76% connected

The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means.

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Mellowness 76% connected

Quality or state of being mellow.

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Parasol 76% connected

A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.

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Richness 76% connected

The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the adjective).

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Shadow 76% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

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Sunshade 76% connected

Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays.

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Tinge 76% connected

To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities…

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Undertone 76% connected

A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than usual.

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Derivationally related 6

Refine 74% connected

To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to…

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Refine 74% connected

To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to…

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Shadow 74% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

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Shadow 74% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

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Shadowy 74% connected

Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow.

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Shadowy 74% connected

Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow.

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Containing whole 1

Lamp 70% connected

A thin plate or lamina.

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See also 2

Fill 66% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

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Fill 66% connected

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

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Synonym 15

Ghost 92% connected

The spirit; the soul of man.

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Nicety 92% connected

The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).

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Nuance 92% connected

A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.

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Refinement 92% connected

The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

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Shadiness 92% connected

Quality or state of being shady.

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Shadow 92% connected

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the ray…

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Shadowiness 92% connected

The quality or state of being shadowy.

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Specter 92% connected

Alt. of Spectre

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Spectre 92% connected

Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom.

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Spook 92% connected

A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin.

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Subtlety 92% connected

The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.

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Tincture 92% connected

A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.

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Tint 92% connected

A slight coloring.

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Tone 92% connected

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.

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Wraith 92% connected

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.

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