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shad|ed /ʃe I d I d/ ADJ A shaded area on something such as a map is one that is coloured darker than the surrounding areas, so that it can be distinguished from them.

-shaded /-ʃe I d I d/ COMB -shaded combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that sunlight is prevented from reaching a certain place by the thing mentioned. □  …a winding, tree-shaded driveway.

shad|ing /ʃe I d I ŋ/ (shadings )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Shading is material such as nets or dark paint that provide shade, especially for plants. □  The conservatory will get very hot in summer unless shading is used.

2 → see also shade

shad|ow ◆◇◇ /ʃæ doʊ/ (shadows , shadowing , shadowed )

1 N‑COUNT A shadow is a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface. □  An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool. □ [+ of ] Nothing would grow in the shadow of the grey wall. □  All he could see was his shadow.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft in N ] Shadow is darkness in a place caused by something preventing light from reaching it. □  Most of the lake was in shadow.

3 VERB If something shadows a thing or place, it covers it with a shadow. □ [V n] The hood shadowed her face.

4 VERB If someone shadows you, they follow you very closely wherever you go. □ [be V -ed] The supporters are being shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police.

5 ADJ [ADJ n] A British Member of Parliament who is a member of the shadow cabinet or who is a shadow cabinet minister belongs to the main opposition party and takes a special interest in matters which are the responsibility of a particular government minister. □  …the shadow chancellor. ● N‑COUNT Shadow is also a noun. □  Clarke swung at his shadow the accusation that he was 'a tabloid politician'.

6 PHRASE If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt , you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true. [EMPHASIS ] □  It was without a shadow of a doubt the best we've played.

7 PHRASE If you live in the shadow of someone or in their shadow , their achievements and abilities are so great that you are not noticed or valued. □  He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.

8 PHRASE If you say that someone is a shadow of their former self , you mean that they are much less strong or capable than they used to be. □  Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.

sha d|ow box|ing

1 N‑UNCOUNT Shadow boxing is a form of physical exercise or training in which you move your hands and feet as if you are boxing someone.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If you describe what two people or groups are doing as shadow boxing , you mean that they seem to be taking action against each other but in fact are not serious about the dispute. □  …the tedious shadow boxing that we normally see between bosses and unions.

shad|owy /ʃæ doʊi/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A shadowy place is dark or full of shadows. □  I watched him from a shadowy corner.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] A shadowy figure or shape is someone or something that you can hardly see because they are in a dark place. □  …a tall, shadowy figure silhouetted against the pale wall.

3 ADJ You describe activities and people as shadowy when very little is known about them. □  …the shadowy world of spies.

shady /ʃe I di/ (shadier , shadiest )

1 ADJ You can describe a place as shady when you like the fact that it is sheltered from bright sunlight, for example by trees or buildings. □  After flowering, place the pot in a shady spot in the garden.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Shady trees provide a lot of shade. □  Clara had been reading in a lounge chair under a shady tree.