shadow
Dark shape cast
Like the related word shade, shadow is a noun and a verb.
A defined space of shade is a shadow, like that of a pole, a person, or a building.
Figuratively, a shadow is a faint quality that accompanies something (shadow of doubt).
If you are described as someone’s shadow, the suggestion is that you often accompany that person.
To shadow someone is to follow them, perhaps in order to learn their job, or perhaps secretly: The detective shadowed the suspect.
In parliamentary government, a shadow cabinet minister is a party official in the opposition.
Filled-in outline shape
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- umbraComplete shadow region
twilight · dusk · eclipse · obscurity · blackness · murk · dark · tenebrous
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
revenant · haunt · presence · remnant · echo · trace · memory · past
Sense of unease about motives
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- taintMake impure
- hintIndirect suggestion
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
vestige · suggestion · tinge · specter · ghost · question · uncertainty · pall
Rear animal appendage
- trailPath through wilderness
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- trackPath or monitored route
- pursueFollow to catch
surveil · follow · trace · dog · hound · sleuth · spy · watch
Protected place or structure
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- awningMounted overhead shelter
- parasolHandheld shade device
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
screen · pergola · arbor · veranda · sun protection · refuge · respite · cool
Sundial's shadow-casting projection
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- sunEarth's primary star
- timekeeperDuration-measuring person or device
- styleDistinctive way of expression
solar · meridian · equatorial · horizontal · vertical · portable · ancient · timekeeping
silhouette
Filled-in outline shape
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
umbra · twilight · dusk · eclipse · obscurity · blackness · murk · dark · tenebrous · crepuscular
specter
Ghostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
spirit · revenant · haunt · presence · remnant · echo · trace · memory · past · vestige
suspicion
Sense of unease about motives
trace · vestige · suggestion · tinge · specter · ghost · question · uncertainty · pall · stain
tail
Rear animal appendage
pursue · surveil · follow · trace · dog · hound · sleuth · spy · watch · monitor
shelter
Protected place or structure
overhang · screen · pergola · arbor · veranda · sun protection · refuge · respite · cool · shaded
gnomon
Sundial's shadow-casting projection
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- sunEarth's primary star
- timekeeperDuration-measuring person or device
style · solar · meridian · equatorial · horizontal · vertical · portable · ancient · timekeeping
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- Light & Colorhue, tint, brightness, saturation, wavelength
- color termsblack, white, red, blue, green
- darkening wordsdim, fade, blacken, cloud, eclipse
- photo termssharp, blurry, JPEG, bright, dark
- shadowspenumbra, umbra, silhouette, shading, eclipse
shadowlight
Visible electromagnetic radiation
brightness · sunlight · illumination · radiance · brilliance
- cast a shadowIntercept light, create silhouette
- eye shadowCosmetic for lids
- pale shadeFaint, light color
- five o'clock shadowDay-end facial hair
- shady dealingsDishonest or illegal transactions
- shadow of a doubtMinimal remaining uncertainty
shade, shady, shadowy, shades, shadows, overshadow, shadow ban, shadowed, shadowing