Definition of shadow

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Shadow (n.) Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1..

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Shadowish :: Shadowish (a.) Shadowy; vague.
Schade :: Schade (n.) Shade; shadow.
Shade :: Shade (n.) Shadow.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
Shadowiness :: Shadowiness (n.) The quality or state of being shadowy.
Penumbra :: Penumbra (n.) The shadow cast, in an eclipse, where the light is partly, but not wholly, cut off by the intervening body; the space of partial illumination between the umbra, or perfect shadow, on all sides, and the full light..
Umbrage :: Umbrage (n.) The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment..
Sundog :: Sundial (n.) An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate..
Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Faintly representative; hence, typical..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) Darkness; shade; obscurity.
Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim..
Umbra :: Umbra (n.) The conical shadow projected from a planet or satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See Penumbra..
Adumbrant :: Adumbrant (a.) Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically..
Style :: Style (v. t.) The pin, or gnomon, of a dial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. See Gnomon..
Penumbra :: Penumbra (n.) An incomplete or partial shadow.
Gnomon :: Gnomon (n.) A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, formerly used in astronomocal observations. Its principal use was to find the altitude of the sun by measuring the length of its shadow..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
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