Definition of shades

"shades" in the noun sense

1. shade, shadiness, shadowiness

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

"aren't there shades of 1948 here?"

"it is much cooler in the shade"

"there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"

2. shade, tint, tincture, tone

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

"he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"

"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

3. shade

protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

"they used umbrellas as shades"

"as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

4. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement

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"

5. shade

a position of relative inferiority

"an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"

"his brother's success left him in the shade"

6. tad, shade

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"

7. ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre

a mental representation of some haunting experience

"he looked like he had seen a ghost"

"it aroused specters from his past"

8. shade

a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

9. lampshade, lamp shade, shade

a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

"shades" in the verb sense

1. shadow, shade, shade off

cast a shadow over

2. shade, fill in

represent the effect of shade or shadow on

3. shade

protect from light, heat, or view

"Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"

4. shade

vary slightly

"shade the meaning"

5. shade

pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

"the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

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Quotations for shades

Twist ye, twine ye! even so,
Mingle shades of joy and woe,
Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife,
In the thread of human life. [ Scott ]

Lend me thy clarion goodness! let me try
To sound the praise of merit ere it dies.
Such as I oft have chanced to espy,
Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. [ Shenstone ]

Lost in the dreary shades of dull obscurity. [ Shenstone ]

Those dreams, that on the silent night intrude,
And with false flitting shades our minds delude,
Jove never sends us downward from the skies;
Nor can they from infernal mansions rise;
But are all mere productions of the brain,
And fools consult interpreters in vain. [ Swift ]

Dreams, which, beneath the hov'ring shades of night.
Sport with the ever-restless minds of men.
Descend not from the gods. Each busy brain
Creates its own. [ Thomas Love Peacock ]

To the Elysian shades dismiss my soul, where no carnation fades. [ Pope ]

To the Christian, these shades are the golden haze which heaven's light makes, when it meets the earth, and mingles with its shadows. [ H. W. Beecher ]

The past but lives in words; a thousand ages were blank if books had not evoked their ghosts, and kept the pale, unbodied shades to warn us from fleshless lips. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

Ought or Should? Both of these words, though implying obligation, have different shades of meaning. Ought is the stronger term. Thus a man ought to be honest; he should be neat in his dress. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of. It heightens all the virtues which it accompanies; like the shades of paintings, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colors more beautiful, though not so glowing as they would be without it. [ Addison ]

What profusion is there in His work! When trees blossom there is not a single breastpin, but a whole bosom full of gems; and of leaves they have so many suits that they can throw them away to the winds all summer long. What unnumbered cathedrals has He reared in the forest shades, vast and grand, full of curious carvings, and haunted evermore by tremulous music; and in the heavens above, how do stars seem to have flown out of His hand faster than sparks out of a mighty forge! [ Beecher ]

shades in Scrabble®

The word shades is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters shades:

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shades

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shades in Words With Friends™

The word shades is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters shades:

SASHED
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Words within the letters of shades

2 letter words in shades (6 words)

3 letter words in shades (10 words)

4 letter words in shades (6 words)

5 letter words in shades (8 words)

6 letter words in shades (Anagrams) (3 words)

Words containing the sequence shades

Words that start with shades (1 word)

Words with shades in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving shades

Shorter words in shades

ad had hades

ha had hades

ad had shade

ha had shade

Longer words containing shades

deshades

eyeshades

lampshades

lightshades

nightshades

overshades

sunshades

undershades