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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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Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
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An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
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(obsolete or poetic) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
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(figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.
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A small degree; a shade.
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An imperfect and faint representation.
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(UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
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One who secretly or furtively follows another.
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An inseparable companion.
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(typography) 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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(obsolete, Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
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(Jungian psychology) An unconscious aspect of the personality.