Shade is an area of darkness caused by an object blocking light from reaching it.
(noun)An example of shade is the darkness created by holding an umbrella over your head on a sunny day.
To shade is to protect from light or heat.
(verb)An example of shade is to put an open patio umbrella over your lounge chair to protect you and the deck from heat.
See shade in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME schade < OE sceadu (gen. & dat. sceadwe), akin to Goth skadus < IE base *skot-, darkness, shadow > Gr skotos, darkness
transitive verb shaded, shading
intransitive verb
See shade in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English sceadu
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