Skip to content
Toofey.
← Word library
WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)

shadow

/ˈʃædəʊ/

noun1 of 2

a dark shape that appears when something stops the light

  • “A tall tree projects its long shadow on the water.”Tatoeba
  • “The light that casts away the darkness also creates shadows.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To block light or radio transmission from.

Synonyms

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)