1. shadow - noun
· shade within clear boundaries
Hypernym(s): shade, shadiness, shadowiness
2. shadow - noun
· an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
Hypernym(s): scene
3. shadow - noun
· something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
Synonym(s): apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm
Hypernym(s): illusion, semblance
4. shadow - noun
· a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
Hypernym(s): foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding
5. shadow - noun
· an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
Synonym(s): trace, vestige, tincture
Hypernym(s): indication, indicant
6. shadow - noun
· refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
Hypernym(s): recourse, refuge, resort
7. shadow - noun
· a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
Hypernym(s): presence
8. shadow - noun
· a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
9. shadow - noun
· an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
Hypernym(s): follower
10. shadow - verb
· follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
Hypernym(s): follow
11. shadow - verb
· cast a shadow over
Hypernym(s): darken
12. shadow - verb
· make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
Synonym(s): overshadow, dwarf
Hypernym(s): dominate, command, overlook, overtop
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