shades

1. 1
   nouncolloquialplural

   Dark glasses that protect your eyes from bright sunlight.

   Like a little tinted screen for your eyes that keeps out the strong sun.

   He put on his shades before walking onto the beach.

   She kept her shades on inside the bright store.

   Similarsunglasses

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of shade. Use this when you mean more than one shade.

   The artist mixed several shades of blue for the evening sky.

   These curtains come in three different shades of green.

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3. 3
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of shade. Use it with he, she, or it.

   The big umbrella shades the whole table at lunch.

   A tall fence shades the garden every afternoon.

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