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- [shad-oh]
- /ˈʃæd oʊ/
- /ˈʃædəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shad-oh]
- /ˈʃæd oʊ/
Definitions of shadow word
- noun shadow a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light. 1
- noun shadow shade or comparative darkness, as in an area. 1
- noun shadow shadows, darkness, especially that coming after sunset. 1
- noun shadow shelter; protection: sanctuary in the shadow of the church. 1
- noun shadow a slight suggestion; trace: beyond the shadow of a doubt. 1
- noun shadow a specter or ghost: pursued by shadows. 1
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Origin of shadow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English sch(e)adew(e), schadow, shadw(e), Old English scead(u)we, oblique case of sceadu shade; (v.) Middle English; Old English sceadwian to protect, cover, overshadow, derivative of the noun; compare Old Saxon skadowan, skadoian, Gothic -skadwjan
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Parts of speech for Shadow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shadow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shadow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shadow
verb shadow
- accompany — If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them.
- befog — to surround with fog
- bird-dog — to follow, watch carefully, or investigate.
- birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
noun shadow
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- banshee — In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die.
- bleakness — bare, desolate, and often windswept: a bleak plain.
- bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
- bod — A bod is a person.
adj shadow
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- featherweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 126 pounds (57 kg).
- lank — (of plants) unduly long and slender: lank grass; lank, leafless trees.
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