Definitions
pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús, from *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of shadow. Cognate with Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos) (whence English scoto-) and σκιά (skiá) (whence English scia-, and uncertainly via σκίουρος (skíouros) English squirrel).
Used in a sentence
“The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.”
“Temps rose to a sweltering 40 degrees Celsius in the shade.”
“Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tree-made cool spot”5 letters
02“Shadow or color tone”5 letters
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