colour — colour1 W1S1 BrE color AmE [ˈkʌlə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(red/blue/green etc)¦ 2¦(colour in general)¦ 3¦(somebody s race)¦ 4 people/women/students etc of color 5¦(substance)¦ 6 in (full) colour 7¦(somebody s face)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
shade — ► NOUN 1) comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight. 2) a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is. 3) a position of relative inferiority or obscurity: your bravery puts me in the shade. 4) a… … English terms dictionary
colour — (Brit.) col·our || kÊŒlÉ™ v. add color, distort, falsify (also color) n. shade, tint, hue (also color) adj. using or having colour (also color) … English contemporary dictionary
shade — shade1 [ʃeıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(out of sunlight)¦ 2¦(for blocking light)¦ 3 shades 4¦(in a picture)¦ 5¦(colour)¦ 6 shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc 7 a shade 8 shades of somebody/something 9 put somebody/something in the shade 10 have it made in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shade — /ʃeɪd / (say shayd) noun 1. the comparative darkness caused by the interception of rays of light. 2. an area of comparative darkness; a shady place. 3. (plural) darkness gathering at the close of day. 4. (usually plural) a retired or obscure… …
colour — I UK [ˈkʌlə(r)] / US [ˈkʌlər] noun Word forms colour : singular colour plural colours *** Talking or writing about colours: general shade one of the different types of a particular colour, especially when describing how dark or light it is: a… … English dictionary
Shade sail — A shade sail is a device to create outdoor shade based on the same technology as a ships sail. Shade sails use a flexible membrane tensioned between three or more anchor points. HistoryAncient Egyptians and later the Greeks and Romans used large… … Wikipedia
colour — 1. noun /ˈkʌlə,ˈkʌlɚ/ a) The spectral composition of visible light Humans and birds can perceive colour b) A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class Most languages have names for the colours black, white,… … Wiktionary
shade — [[t]ʃe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ shades, shading, shaded 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, in N A shade of a particular colour is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green. In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade… … English dictionary
shade — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 area out of the sunlight ADJECTIVE ▪ cool ▪ deep ▪ welcome ▪ dappled ▪ afternoon … Collocations dictionary