shad·ow /ˈʃædoʊ/
1. shade within clear boundaries
synset: shadow
2. an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
synset: darkness, dark, shadow
3. something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
synset: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
4. a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
synset: shadow
5. an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
synset: trace, vestige, tincture, shadow
6. refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
synset: shadow
7. a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
synset: shadow
8. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
synset: tail, shadow, shadower
9. an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
synset: shadow
1. follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
synset: shadow
synset: shadow, shade, shade_off
3. make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
synset: shadow, overshadow, dwarf
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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