shadow
[ shad-oh ]
/ ˈʃæd oʊ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
of or relating to a shadow cabinet.
without official authority: a shadow government.
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Origin of shadow
First recorded before 900; Middle English noun shadwe, shadu(e), shadow(e), Old English sceadu, oblique case scead(u)we; Middle English verb shadwe(n), shadu(e) “to shade, provide shade, cast a shadow, protect,” Old English sceadwian “to cover with shadow, protect,” derivative of the noun; compare Old Saxon skadowan, skadoian, Gothic (ufar)skadwjan “to (over)shadow”; see also shade, shadow
synonym study for shadow
1. See shade.
OTHER WORDS FROM shadow
shad·ow·er, nounshad·ow·less, adjectiveshad·ow·like, adjectivepre·shad·ow, noun, verb (used with object)Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for shadow
shadow
/ (ˈʃædəʊ) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of shadow
shadower, nounshadowless, adjectiveWord Origin for shadow
Old English sceadwe, oblique case of sceadu shade; related to Dutch schaduw
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