1. (

• shadow ,
• shade ,
• shade_off

) cast a shadow over ;

2. (

• shade ,
• fill_in

) represent the effect of shade or shadow on ;

3. (

• shade

) protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" ;

4. (

• shade ,

) vary slightly; "shade the meaning" ;

5. (

• shade

) pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" ;

1. (

• shaded ,

) protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope ;

2. (

• shaded ,

) (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow; "the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede" ;