Definition of shadow

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Shadow (n.) An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type..

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Overshadowed :: Overshadowed (imp. & p. p.) of Overshado.
Overshadow :: Overshadow (v. t.) Fig.: To cover with a superior influence.
Phantasm :: Phantasm (n.) 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..
Shadow :: 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..
Disshadow :: Disshadow (v. t.) To free from shadow or shade.
Shadowiness :: Shadowiness (n.) The quality or state of being shadowy.
Shadowy :: Shadowy (a.) Unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor..
Overgloom :: Overgloom (v. t.) To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.
Dial :: Dial (n.) An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either horizontal or vertical..
Anthelion :: Anthelion (n.) A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank..
Immersion :: Immersion (n.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion..
Periscii :: Periscii (n. pl.) Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass..
Cloud :: Cloud (n.) That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal..
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
Adumbrate :: Adumbrate (v. t.) To overshadow; to shade.
Sky :: Sky (n.) Hence, a shadow..
Signal :: Signal (n.) A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
Adumbrant :: Adumbrant (a.) Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth..
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