Word Cadet

shadow

Letters that make shadow

s, a, o, d, h, w are letters that make 'shadow'

Words within shadow

DO, do, ad, shad, HA, AD, ado are words within 'shadow'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of shadow

shadows, shadowy are words created by adding a letter to 'shadow'

shadow is a 6 letter word starting with s
shadow is a 6 letter word ending with w

12 possible definitions for 'shadow'

Shadow as "something existing in perception only"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

phantom, apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantasm have the same meaning as 'shadow'

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of illusion, semblance.

Types of shadow

shade, unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer, Flying Dutchman, ghost, spook, wraith, specter, spectre are types of 'shadow'.

Derivatives of shadow

shadowy, wraithlike, apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual are derivatives of 'shadow'.

Shadow as "a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tail, shadower have the same meaning as 'shadow'

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of follower, spy.

Derivatives of shadow

tail, go after, chase after, give chase, dog, trail, shadow, tag, track, chase are derivatives of 'shadow'.

Shadow as "an indication that something has been present"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

trace, tincture, vestige have the same meaning as 'shadow'

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of indication, indicant.

Types of shadow

footprint is a type of shadow.

Shadow as "a premonition of something adverse"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding.

Example of shadow used within this context

"a shadow over his happiness"

Shadow as "refuge from danger or observation"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of recourse, resort, refuge.

Example of shadow used within this context

"he felt secure in his father's shadow"

Shadow as "an unilluminated area"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

darkness, dark have the same meaning as 'shadow'

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of scene.

Derivatives of shadow

shade, shadow, shade off, dark are derivatives of 'shadow'.

Shadow as "an inseparable companion"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of follower.

Derivatives of shadow

shadow is a derivative of shadow.

Example of shadow used within this context

"the poor child was his mother's shadow"

Shadow as "a dominating and pervasive presence"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of presence.

Derivatives of shadow

overshadow, shadow, dwarf are derivatives of 'shadow'.

Example of shadow used within this context

"he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"

Shadow as "shade within clear boundaries"

Under this definition, shadow is a noun and has the following properties:

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of shade, shadiness, shadowiness.

Types of shadow

umbra, penumbra are types of 'shadow'.

Derivatives of shadow

shade, shadow, shade off, shady, umbrageous, shadowed, shadowy are derivatives of 'shadow'.

Shadow as "follow, usually without the person's knowledge"

Under this definition, shadow is a verb and has the following properties:

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of follow.

Derivatives of shadow

tail, shadow, shadowing, tailing, shadower are derivatives of 'shadow'.

Example of shadow used within this context

"The police are shadowing her"

Shadow as "make appear small by comparison"

Under this definition, shadow is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

overshadow, dwarf have the same meaning as 'shadow'

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of dominate, overtop, command, overlook.

Derivatives of shadow

nanus, dwarf, midget, shadow are derivatives of 'shadow'.

Shadow as "cast a shadow over"

Under this definition, shadow is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shade, shade off have the same meaning as 'shadow'

shadow as a type

'shadow' can be a type of darken.

Derivatives of shadow

darkness, shadow, shade, dark, shadiness, shadowiness are derivatives of 'shadow'.