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Meaning of shadow


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shadow
      n 1: shade within clear boundaries
      2: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn:
         {darkness}, {dark}, {shadow}]
      3: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition
         at midnight" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}, {phantasm},
         {phantasma}, {fantasm}, {shadow}]
      4: a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his
         happiness"
      5: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't
         a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of
         condescension" [syn: {trace}, {vestige}, {tincture},
         {shadow}]
      6: refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his
         father's shadow"
      7: a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little
         recognition working in the shadow of his father"
      8: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
         [syn: {tail}, {shadow}, {shadower}]
      9: an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's
         shadow"
      v 1: follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police
           are shadowing her"
      2: cast a shadow over [syn: {shadow}, {shade}, {shade off}]
      3: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs
         that of last year" [syn: {shadow}, {overshadow}, {dwarf}]


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