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SHADOW

Definition:

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