Talk:shade

I have a feeling that shades (when used as shadows - which may be a distict meaning) may well be countable??? trunkie 13:45, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Sense for "throw shade"
Should this entry include the sense that's meant in "throw shade"? I'm not sure exactly what it means, but I gather it's something like an attitude of superiority. —Rod (A. Smith) 02:34, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I haven't heard this. Is it a metaphorical sense of e.g. a large tree casting shadow on the lesser plants beneath it? Equinox ◑ 13:08, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

shade in
to darken part of a drawing or picture using pencil, ink, or some other dark medium He shaded in the trees in the background. Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 What does shade in means? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:11, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

​a shade [singular]
​a shade [singular] a little; slightly He was feeling a shade disappointed https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/shade_1?q=a+shade --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:33, 15 August 2020 (UTC)