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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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