Shadows
/ˈʃædəʊz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Shadows
noun
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
"My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set."
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
"I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach."
- A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
"The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them."
- A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
- That which looms as though a shadow.
"I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed. The shadow of fear of my being outed always affects how I live my life. I lived in her shadow my whole life."
verb
- To shade, cloud or darken.
"The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting."
- To block light or radio transmission from.
"Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us."
- To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- To hide; to conceal.
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