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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Concealment | Keep from; keep back, keep to oneself; keep snug, keep close, keep secret, keep dark; bury; sink, suppress; keep from, keep from out of view, keep from out of sight; keep in the shade, throw into the shade, throw into background; stifle, hush up, smother, withhold, reserve; fence with a question; ignore. |
Behind a screen; undercover, under an eclipse; in ambush, in hiding, in disguise; in a cloud, in a fog, in a mist, in a haze, in a dark corner; in the shade, in the dark; clouded, wrapped in clouds, wrapt in clouds; invisible; buried, underground, perdu; secluded. | |
Disrepute | Adjective: disgraced; Verb: blown upon; "shorn of its beams ", shorn of one's glory; overcome, downtrodden; loaded with shame; Noun: in bad repute; Noun: out of repute, out of favor, out of fashion, out of countenance; at a discount; under a cloud, under an eclipse; unable to show one's face; in the shade, in the background; out at elbows, down at the elbows, down in the world. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: IN THE SHADE |
| Specialty definitions using "IN THE SHADE": Neæera. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "IN THE SHADE": Somber. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | As for Andy - he spent that break hunkered in the shade, a strange little smile on his face, watching us drink his beer (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont) 200 degrees in the sunlight, minus 200 in the shade, canyons of razor-sharp rock, unpredictable gravitational conditions, unexpected eruptions, things like that (Armageddon; writing credit: Robert Roy Pool; Jonathan Hensleigh) He was no bargain in the shade. (The Monkees; writing credit: Dee Caruso; Gerald Gardner) | |
Lyrics | Now I'm going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade (Keeping The Faith; performing artist: Billy Joel) Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade, ("Johnny B. Goode"; performing artist: Chuck Berry) Created blankets and laid back in the shade (God Shuffled His Feet; performing artist: Crash Test Dummies) Spittin' up in the Pacifics smoking spliffs in the shade (Hey Papi; performing artist: Jay-Z) Why don't we go sit down in the shade (WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE?; performing artist: Paula Cole) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Ninety Degrees in the Shade (1965) In the Shade of the Old Applesauce (1931) 92 in the Shade (1975) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Camping in the shade in the desert Earthquake studies in Southern California Leveling and triangulation party of F. W. Hough. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | Wild horses standing in the shade in South Steens HMA. Credit: Connie Dellera. | |
![]() | A Sailor reads in the shade of an aircraft parked on the carrier's flight deck, during operations off Vietnam, March 1967. Photographed by JOC R.D. Moeser, USN. Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | Fat man dozing in the shade of a tree, New Hampshire. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Residents of "Tin Town" sitting in the shade, near Caruthersville, Missouri. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Boys read storybooks in the shade. Caldwell, Idaho. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Picnicking in the shade. Fourth of July, Vale, Oregon. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Baltasar Gracian | Never have a companion that casts you in the shade. |
Benjamin Franklin | Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade. |
Jane Austen | To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | It has accomplished wonders far surpassing Egyptian pyramids, Roman aqueducts, and Gothic cathedrals; it has conducted expeditions that put in the shade all former Exoduses of nations and crusades. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He could go the whole length of the bridge in the shade of this cart |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | After a while the tenant who could not leave the place came out and squatted in the shade beside the tractor |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expression using "IN THE SHADE": in the shade of a tree. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "IN THE SHADE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 背陰 (shady). (various references) | |
Greek | επισκιάζω (dwarf, eclipse, outshine, overshadow, put something in the shade, shade, shadow). (various references) | |
Hungarian | árnyékban marad (to keep in the shade). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 陰干し (drying in the shade), 陰乾し (drying in the shade), 素干し (drying in the shade). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すぼし (drying in the shade), かげぼし (drying in the shade). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inay ethay adeshay.(various references) | |
Romanian | la umbra unui copac (in the shade of a tree). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 1, Verse 79 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Epifanai toiV en skotei kai skia qanatou kaqhmenoiV tou kateuqunai touV podaV hmwn eiV odon eirhnhV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Inluminare his qui in tenebris et in umbra mortis sedent ad dirigendos pedes nostros in viam pacis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Onlihtan þam þe on ðystrum and on deaþes sceade sittað. ure fet to gereccenne on sybbe weg; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | To yyue liyt to hem that sitten in derknessis and in schadewe of deeth; to dresse oure feet in to the weie of pees. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | To geve light to the that sate in darcknes and in shadowe of deth and to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shades of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 1, Verse 79 |
| Cebuano | aron sa paghatag ug kahayag ngadto sa mga nagalingkod sa ug sa landong sa kamatayon, aron sa pagmando sa atong mga tiil ngadto sa dalan sa pakigdait." |
| Croatian | da obasja one što sjede u tmini i sjeni smrtnoj, da upravi noge naše na put mira." |
| Danish | for at skinne for dem, som sidde i Mørke og i Dødens Skygge, for at lede vore Fødder ind på Fredens Vej," |
| Dutch | Om te verschijnen dengenen, die gezeten zijn in duisternis en schaduw des doods; om onze voeten te richten op den weg des vredes. |
| Finnish | loistaen meille, jotka istumme pimeydessä ja kuoleman varjossa, ja ohjaten meidän jalkamme rauhan tielle." |
| French | Pour éclairer ceux qui sont assis dans les ténèbres et dans l`ombre de la mort, Pour diriger nos pas dans le chemin de la paix. |
| German | auf daß er erscheine denen, die da sitzen in Finsternis und Schatten des Todes, und richte unsere Füße auf den Weg des Friedens. |
| Hungarian | Hogy megjelenjék azoknak, a kik a sötétségben és a halálnak árnyékában ülnek; hogy igazgassa a mi lábainkat a békességnek útjára! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | demikianlah Ia memberikan terang-Nya kepada semua orang yang hidup di dalam kegelapan dan ketakutan. Ia membimbing kita pada jalan yang menuju kedamaian." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | akan memberi terang kepada orang yang diam di dalam gelap dan bayang-bayang maut, akan menujukan kaki kita kepada jalan sejahtera." |
| Italian | per rischiarare quelli che stanno nelle tenebre e nell'ombra della morte e dirigere i nostri passi sulla via della pace». |
| Latvian | Lai apgaismotu tos, kas tumsîbâ un nâves çnâ sçd, un virzîtu mûsu kâjas uz miera ceïu. |
| Manx Gaelic | Dy chur soilshey dauesyn ta nyn soie ayns dorraghys as ayns scadoo yn vaaish, dy leeideil ny cassyn ain ayns raad y chee. |
| Maori | Hei whakamarama i te hunga e noho ana i te pouri, i te atarangi hoki o te mate, hei whakatika i o tatou waewae ki te huarahi o te rangimarie. |
| Norwegian | for å lyse for dem som sitter i mørke og dødsskygge, for å styre våre føtter inn på fredens vei. |
| Portuguese | para alumiar aos que jazem nas trevas e na sombra da morte, a fim de dirigir os nossos pés no caminho da paz. |
| Rumanian | ca sq lumineze pe ceice zac kn kntunerecul wi kn umbra moryii, wi sq ne kndrepte picioarele pe calea pqcii!`` |
| Russian | РТПУЧЕФЙФШ УЙДСЭЙИ ЧП ФШНЕ Й ФЕОЙ УНЕТФОПК, ОБРТБЧЙФШ ОПЗЙ ОБЫЙ ОБ РХФШ НЙТБ. |
| Shuar | Yuska Ashí shuaran anea asa, incha Wáitnentramak ni pujamunmaya ni Tsáapnintrin suramsaitji. Ni Enentáin kiritniunam wekainia nuna, mesertinnium Jeatemá ásarmatai, ni Tsáapnintri jeat~i tusa Túraiti. Tura Ashí incha ii Enentáin imiatkinchanum Wekasarmí tusa Túraiti." Nuní Tímiayi Sakarías. |
| Spanish | para alumbrar a los que habitan en tinieblas y en sombra de muerte; para encaminar nuestros pies por caminos de paz. |
| Swahili | na kuwaangazia wote wanaokaa katika giza kuu la kifo, aongoze hatua zetu katika njia ya amani." |
| Swedish | för att 'skina över dem som sitta i mörker och dödsskugga' och så styra våra fötter in på fridens väg." |
| Uma | Tumai-i mpobajahi nono tauna to hi rala kabengia-na pai' to me'eka' mpoka'eka' kamatea. Natete' -ta hi ohea to mpotoa' kalompea' tuwu'." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: insheathed. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-h-i-n-s-t" | |
-2 letters: andesite, ensheath, handiest, hastened, headiest, heathens, insheath, sheathed. | |
-3 letters: aniseed, dasheen, destain, destine, detains, endites, etesian, ethanes, hadiths, handset, headset, heathen, heisted, ideates, instead, sainted, shantih, sheathe, sheitan, stained, standee, sthenia, theines. | |
-4 letters: aedine, anteed, danish, deaths, denies, detain, dienes, enates, endite, ethane, hadith, hanted, hashed, hasted, hasten, heated, heaths, hented, hinted, histed. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-h-h-i-n-s-t" | |
+5 letters: dichloroethanes. | |
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