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Definition: Sunshade |
SunshadeNoun1. A canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun. 2. A handheld collapsible source of shade. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sunshade" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of seeing young girls carrying sunshades, foretells prosperity and exquisite delights. A broken one, foretells sickness and death to the young. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Fine Arts | Alternative name for lens hood, current in the U. S. A. Its use is not limited to sunshine, though it is of course most effective then. Source: European Union. (references) |
Physics | Shading equipment mounted at very large window areas to offer protection against the glare of direct sunlight and radiant heat. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SunshadeSynonyms: awning (n), parasol (n), sunblind (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Covering | Noun: covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin; canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade; veil (shade); shield; (defense). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Sunshade |
| Etymologies containing "sunshade": umbrella. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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High Tech |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Girl with sunshade beside a fence. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Sunshade" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sunshade" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
sunshade | 87 | retractable sunshade | 4 |
sunshade for car | 41 | baby sunshade | 4 |
auto sunshade | 21 | sunshade tent | 4 |
windshield sunshade | 15 | fabric sunshade | 3 |
kelty sunshade | 13 | material sunshade | 3 |
car sunshade windshields | 8 | audi sunshade | 3 |
eclipse sunshade | 7 | bmw sunshade | 3 |
stroller sunshade | 7 | sunshade system | 3 |
auto flame sunshade | 7 | optique sunshade | 2 |
sunshade awning | 5 | rear sunshade | 2 |
rear window sunshade | 5 | baby boat sunshade | 2 |
canopy sunshade | 5 | garden gazebo sunshade | 2 |
automobile sunshade | 5 | auto roller sunshade | 2 |
patio sunshade | 4 | sunshade troy | 2 |
beach sunshade | 4 | laptop sunshade | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "sunshade"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tendë (awning, Bower, canonry, canopy, hovel, marquee, pavilion, shade, summerhouse, sun blind, tent, tilt), çadër dielli (parasol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مظلة (chute, parachute, umbrella), وقاء من الشمس, ظلة (canopy, shade, sunblind). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basque | eguzkitako (parasol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сенник (sunblind, umbel), слънчобран (parasol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | sluneèník (beach umbrella, parasol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | solafskærmning (sunlight protection), parasol (parasol), modlysblænde (counter-light lens hood, lens hood, lens shade, lens shield). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zonnescherm (penthouse, shed), zonnekap (counter-light lens hood, lens hood, lens shade, lens shield, sun shade), parasol (parasol), damesparasol. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | چترافتابی (Parasol), سایه (Auspices, Shade, Shadow, Umber, Umbra, Umbrage), سایبان (Bower, Canopy, Hovel, Marquee, Parasol, Umbrella), ساباط (Awning, Penthouse), افتاب گردان . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vastavalosuojus (counter-light lens hood, lens hood, lens shade, lens shield), aurinkosuojaus (sunlight protection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | parasol (sun umbrella), ombrelle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sonnenschirm (beach umbrella, parasol, sun umbrella). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κουρτίνες (sunlight protection), σκιάδιο (umbelliferous), σκιά (canopy, shade, shadow, umbra), σκίαστρο, στόρια (sunlight protection), παρασολέϊ (counter-light lens hood, lens hood, lens shade, lens shield), αλεξήλιο (parasol, umbrella), ομπρέλα ηλίου (parasol), ομπρελίνο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שמשי" (parasol, sunflower), ''ון (awning), ' ו' ת (awning, canopy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | napvédő ernyő, napfényellenzõ, napfényellenző, napernyõ (parasol), napernyő (beach umbrella, parasol), napellenző (awning, canvas awning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | parasole (parasol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 日除け (blind), 日覆い (blinds, sunscreen, window shade), 日傘 (parasol), サンケア指数 (belt, carefree, Saint-Simonism, San Diego, sand, sandal, sandwich, sandwich man, Sankei Sports, Sanskrit, sans-souci, Santa Clara, Santa Claus, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Maria, soundtrack, sun deck, sun protection index, sundae, sunset, sunshine, suntan, suntan oil, Suntory, Suntory Hall, syndicalism, syndicalist, thunder, thunderbird). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひおおい (blinds, sunscreen, window shade), ひがさ (parasol), ひよけ (blind, protection against fire), サンシェード . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 차양. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scaa-greiney (parasol, visor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occitan | parasolelh (parasol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | unshadesay sombrinha (parasol, sun umbrella), guarda-sol (beach umbrella, sun umbrella, umbrella). (various references) umbrelã de soare (parasol), pãlãrie cu boruri largi. (various references) зонтик от солнца (parasol), зонтик (gingham, mush, umbel, umbrella). (various references) suncobran (parasol). (various references) quitasol (beach umbrella, parasol, umbrella). (various references) parasoll (parasol). (various references) güneşlik (awning, sun blind, sun visor, tilt, visor, vizor), şemsiye (gingham, umbrella). (various references) навіс (awning, barrack, canopy, housing, hovel, lean to), парасолька від сонця. (various references) ô (umbrella). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | umbella. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sunshade": sunshades. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-n-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: hausens, sundaes. | |
-2 letters: anuses, dashes, hanses, hausen, sadhes, sadhus, sashed, sedans, shades, shends, sundae, unshed, usneas. | |
-3 letters: ashed, ashen, ashes, assed, deans, deash, dunes, hades, hands, hanse, heads, nudes, sades, sadhe, sadhu, sands, saned, sanes, sedan, sends, sensa, shade, shads, sheas, sheds, shend, shuns, snash, sneds, usnea. | |
-4 letters: ands, anes, anus, dahs, dash, dean. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-h-n-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: sunshades, unwasheds. | |
+2 letters: dianthuses, husbanders. | |
+3 letters: duennaships, husbandries, subheadings, subtrahends, unhandiness, unharnessed. | |
+4 letters: househusband, superhardens, unwashedness. | |
+5 letters: hazardousness, househusbands, underemphases, underemphasis, unestablished, unhandinesses. | |
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