Shadow
noun
A dark area or shape made by an object blocking light.
You can see your shadow on a sunny day.
Often appears as...
- cast a shadow
- shadow falls
noun
A hint or faint, unclear sign of something.
There's a shadow of doubt in his mind.
Often appears as...
- shadow of doubt
- shadow of a chance
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Disapproving
noun
An inseparable follower or companion.
He has been her shadow since childhood.
Often appears as...
- be someone's shadow
- never leaves someone's shadow
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Slightly Disapproving
verb
To follow closely or secretly.
The detective shadowed him all day.
Often appears as...
- shadow someone
- shadowing a suspect
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Slightly Negative
noun
A type of make-up used to darken the eyelids.
She applied some blue eye shadow.
Often appears as...
- apply eye shadow
- wear eye shadow
verb
To become sad or lose enthusiasm.
His face shadowed at the bad news.
Often appears as...
- shadowed with grief
- shadowed expression
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Negative
noun
Part of a picture or scene in darkness.
He painted the shadows under the tree.
Often appears as...
- paint shadows
- shadow effects
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Technical
noun
A dark area or shape made by an object blocking light.
You can see your shadow on a sunny day.
Often appears as...
- cast a shadow
- shadow falls
noun
A hint or faint, unclear sign of something.
There's a shadow of doubt in his mind.
Often appears as...
- shadow of doubt
- shadow of a chance
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An inseparable follower or companion.
He has been her shadow since childhood.
Often appears as...
- be someone's shadow
- never leaves someone's shadow
Usage tips
Slightly Disapproving
verb
To follow closely or secretly.
The detective shadowed him all day.
Often appears as...
- shadow someone
- shadowing a suspect
Usage tips
Slightly Negative
noun
A type of make-up used to darken the eyelids.
She applied some blue eye shadow.
Often appears as...
- apply eye shadow
- wear eye shadow
verb
To become sad or lose enthusiasm.
His face shadowed at the bad news.
Often appears as...
- shadowed with grief
- shadowed expression
Usage tips
Negative
noun
Part of a picture or scene in darkness.
He painted the shadows under the tree.
Often appears as...
- paint shadows
- shadow effects
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Light Source
The position of the light source affects the shadow's direction and length.
When the sun is low, your shadow is long.
Pro Tip 2/2Time Indication
Shadows can indicate time of day in descriptions, especially long shadows in the evening.
As the day ended, our shadows stretched across the grass.
Pro Tip 1/2Light Source
The position of the light source affects the shadow's direction and length.
When the sun is low, your shadow is long.
Pro Tip 2/2Time Indication
Shadows can indicate time of day in descriptions, especially long shadows in the evening.
As the day ended, our shadows stretched across the grass.
Pro Tip 1/2Light Source
The position of the light source affects the shadow's direction and length.
When the sun is low, your shadow is long.
Pro Tip 2/2Time Indication
Shadows can indicate time of day in descriptions, especially long shadows in the evening.
As the day ended, our shadows stretched across the grass.
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How interpreters juggle...
to become a conference interpreter. To get used to the unnatural task of speaking while they listen, students shadow speakers and repeat their every word exactly as heard in the same language. In time, they begin to paraphrase what is said, making stylistic adjustments as they go.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire, carrying figures of animals and other objects that cast shadows on the wall.
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
the shadow of the snow leopards that inhabit these mountains here so why do we use the camera traps we basically don't know how many smaller puts there are right and the camera traps are our eyes in the mountains which help us count how many smaller puts there are
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How to speak monkey: The...
through a quick day in her life with these calls. While heading towards a feeding tree for her first meal of the day, she says,, a call most often used in relaxed investigations. However, suddenly she spots the shadow of a hawk. "E chirp" for alarm.
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Living in a shadow PIPE...
extending her purchase on the human plain but to others it was clear Claire was there in Margaret's place living a life that didn't belong to her painting a lie somehow to blame Claire says I went under two shadows margaret's
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The ferocious predatory...
and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies, and giant marine reptiles and sharks swam in warm seas. Small mammals, our ancestors, lived quite literally in the shadow
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Rethinking infidelity...
of a parent who died, and a friend that went too soon, and bad news at the doctor. Death and mortality often live in the shadow of an affair, because they raise these questions. Is this it? Is there more?
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How the Mojave Desert...
It's what's brought me here. To this cracked, eroded landscape. Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters,
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Elephant Calf Jealous Of...
challenge overheating and sunstroke are real dangers for a calf breeze appears to walk in her mother's shadow for protection
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Bully Bottlenose...
he's not yet got his spots he'll shadow his mother for his first three years learning the ins and outs of dolphin life
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How interpreters juggle...
to become a conference interpreter. To get used to the unnatural task of speaking while they listen, students shadow speakers and repeat their every word exactly as heard in the same language. In time, they begin to paraphrase what is said, making stylistic adjustments as they go.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire, carrying figures of animals and other objects that cast shadows on the wall.
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
the shadow of the snow leopards that inhabit these mountains here so why do we use the camera traps we basically don't know how many smaller puts there are right and the camera traps are our eyes in the mountains which help us count how many smaller puts there are
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
through a quick day in her life with these calls. While heading towards a feeding tree for her first meal of the day, she says,, a call most often used in relaxed investigations. However, suddenly she spots the shadow of a hawk. "E chirp" for alarm.
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
extending her purchase on the human plain but to others it was clear Claire was there in Margaret's place living a life that didn't belong to her painting a lie somehow to blame Claire says I went under two shadows margaret's
Video examples
The ferocious predatory...
and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies, and giant marine reptiles and sharks swam in warm seas. Small mammals, our ancestors, lived quite literally in the shadow
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
of a parent who died, and a friend that went too soon, and bad news at the doctor. Death and mortality often live in the shadow of an affair, because they raise these questions. Is this it? Is there more?
Video examples
How the Mojave Desert...
It's what's brought me here. To this cracked, eroded landscape. Like Mars, it's dry, barren, and incredibly ornate. The carved canyons, long shadows, deep craters,
Video examples
Elephant Calf Jealous Of...
challenge overheating and sunstroke are real dangers for a calf breeze appears to walk in her mother's shadow for protection
Video examples
Bully Bottlenose...
he's not yet got his spots he'll shadow his mother for his first three years learning the ins and outs of dolphin life
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
No matter what I hear about my parents, about my family, no matter what I read, the fact is that I'm absolutely proud to be a Trump. For a while, I was worried that for my whole life I'd sort of be under my parents' shadow, but it's not a bad shadow to be under.
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Jayne Mansfield
American Actress
Momma was the important woman in our home. She never let me forget that she was boss. I was always in the shadow. Every time I tried to step out on my own, I was in trouble with her.
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Ian McDiarmid
Scottish Actor
For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chance to really act emotionally, because the situation is an extreme one.
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Patrick Swayze
American Actor
I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light.
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Helena Blavatsky
Russian Author
If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them.
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Esther Forbes
American Author
Books are only the shadow and life the real thing. I believe this as strongly as any belief I hold.
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Jean de La Fontaine
French Poet
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
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Jerome K. Jerome
English Author
Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.
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Jason Lee
American Actor
It's difficult to get away from the shadow of a TV character.
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Conrad Hall
American Artist
It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
No matter what I hear about my parents, about my family, no matter what I read, the fact is that I'm absolutely proud to be a Trump. For a while, I was worried that for my whole life I'd sort of be under my parents' shadow, but it's not a bad shadow to be under.
Quote examples
Jayne Mansfield
American Actress
Momma was the important woman in our home. She never let me forget that she was boss. I was always in the shadow. Every time I tried to step out on my own, I was in trouble with her.
Quote examples
Ian McDiarmid
Scottish Actor
For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chance to really act emotionally, because the situation is an extreme one.
Quote examples
Patrick Swayze
American Actor
I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light.
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Helena Blavatsky
Russian Author
If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them.
Quote examples
Esther Forbes
American Author
Books are only the shadow and life the real thing. I believe this as strongly as any belief I hold.
Quote examples
Jean de La Fontaine
French Poet
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.
Quote examples
Jerome K. Jerome
English Author
Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.
Quote examples
Jason Lee
American Actor
It's difficult to get away from the shadow of a TV character.
Quote examples
Conrad Hall
American Artist
It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.
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