shadow shadow

noun

() shade within clear boundaries  ( shadow )
shade within clear boundaries

() an unilluminated area  ( dark, darkness, shadow )
an unilluminated area
 he moved off into the darkness
he moved off into the darkness

() something existing in perception only  ( apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow )
something existing in perception only
 a ghostly apparition at midnight
a ghostly apparition at midnight

() refuge from danger or observation  ( shadow )
refuge from danger or observation
 he felt secure in his father's shadow
he felt secure in his father's shadow

() an indication that something has been present  ( tincture, shadow, vestige, trace )
an indication that something has been present
 there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
 a tincture of condescension
a tincture of condescension

() a premonition of something adverse  ( shadow )
a premonition of something adverse
 a shadow over his happiness
a shadow over his happiness

an inseparable companion  ( shadow )
an inseparable companion
 the poor child was his mother's shadow
the poor child was his mother's shadow

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements  ( shadow, shadower, tail )
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

a dominating and pervasive presence  ( shadow )
a dominating and pervasive presence
 he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father

verb

() follow, usually without the person's knowledge  ( shadow )
follow, usually without the person's knowledge
 The police are shadowing her
The police are shadowing her

make appear small by comparison  ( overshadow, shadow, dwarf )
make appear small by comparison
 This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
This year's debt dwarfs that of last year

cast a shadow over  ( shade off, shadow, shade )
cast a shadow over