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A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
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My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.
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Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
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I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach.
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A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
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The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behind them.
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A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
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That which looms as though a shadow.
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I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed. The shadow of fear of my being outed always affects how I live my life. I lived in her shadow my whole life.
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A small degree; a shade.
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He did not give even a shadow of respect to the professor.
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An imperfect and faint representation.
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He came back from war the shadow of a man.
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(police) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
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One who secretly or furtively follows another.
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The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals.
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An inseparable companion.
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A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
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An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
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A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
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(Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
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In Jungian psychology, an unconscious aspect of the personality.