Noun | 1. | shadow - shade within clear boundaries |
2. | shadow - an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" | |
3. | shadow - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" | |
4. | shadow - a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness" | |
5. | shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" | |
6. | shadow - refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow" | |
7. | shadow - a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" | |
8. | shadow - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | |
9. | shadow - an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow" | |
Verb | 1. | shadow - follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her" |
2. | shadow - cast a shadow over | |
3. | shadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year" Synonyms: dwarf, overshadow |
(language) | SHADOW - A syntax-directed compiler written by Barnett
and Futrelle in 1962. It was the predecessor to SNOBOL(?) [Sammet 1969, p. 448, 605]. |