shadow shadow /ˈʃæˌdoʊ/

noun

1. () Shade within clear boundaries  ( shadow )
   shade within clear boundaries
     The towering skyscrapers cast long shadows on the bustling city streets.
   The towering skyscrapers cast long shadows on the bustling city streets.
   
   
2. () An unilluminated area  ( dark , darkness , shadow )
   an unilluminated area
    He moved off into the darkness
   he moved off into the darkness
   
   
3. () Something existing in perception only  ( apparition , fantasm , phantasm , phantasma , phantom , shadow )
   something existing in perception only
    A ghostly apparition at midnight
   a ghostly apparition at midnight
   
4. () Refuge from danger or observation  ( shadow )
   refuge from danger or observation
    He felt secure in his father's shadow
   he felt secure in his father's shadow
   
5. () An indication that something has been present  ( tincture , shadow , vestige , trace )
   an indication that something has been present
    There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
   there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
    A tincture of condescension
   a tincture of condescension
   
6. () A premonition of something adverse  ( shadow )
   a premonition of something adverse
    A shadow over his happiness
   a shadow over his happiness
   
7. An inseparable companion  ( shadow )
   an inseparable companion
    The poor child was his mother's shadow
   the poor child was his mother's shadow
   
8. A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements  ( shadow , shadower , tail )
   a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
   
9. A dominating and pervasive presence  ( shadow )
   a dominating and pervasive presence
    He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
   he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
   

verb

1. () Follow, usually without the person's knowledge  ( shadow )
   follow, usually without the person's knowledge
    The police are shadowing her
   The police are shadowing her
   
2. Make appear small by comparison  ( overshadow , shadow , dwarf )
   make appear small by comparison
    This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
   This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
   
3. Cast a shadow over  ( shade off , shadow , shade )
   cast a shadow over