SHADOW

Definition:

1. [noun] shade within clear boundaries
   
   
2. [noun] an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
   Synonyms: darkness, dark
   
   
3. [noun] something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
   Synonyms: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma
   
   
4. [noun] a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
   
   
5. [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
   
   
6. [noun] refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
   
   
7. [noun] a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
   
   
8. [noun] a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
   Synonyms: tail, er
   
   
9. [noun] an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
   
   
10. [verb] follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
    
    
11. [verb] cast a shadow over
    Synonyms: shade, shade off
    
    
12. [verb] make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
    Synonyms: overdwarf
    
    

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