affording+shade

  • 1shade|less — «SHAYD lihs», adjective. having or affording no shade …

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  • 2shady — (adj.) affording shade, 1570s, from SHADE (Cf. shade) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning disreputable (1862) probably is from earlier university slang sense of of questionable merit, unreliable (1848). Related: Shadiness …

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  • 3umbrage — /ˈʌmbrɪdʒ / (say umbrij) noun 1. offence given or taken; resentful displeasure: *Someone had taken umbrage, the same fellow who objected to the music, and thrown a full cup at one of the cheerers. –angelo loukakis, 1981. 2. the foliage of trees,… …

  • 4shady — adjective (shadier; est) Date: 1579 1. producing or affording shade 2. sheltered from the sun s rays 3. a. of questionable merit ; uncertain, unreliable b. disreputable • shadily adverb • shadiness …

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  • 5umbrageous — adjective Date: 1587 1. a. affording shade b. spotted with shadows 2. inclined to take offense easily • umbrageously adverb • umbrageousness noun …

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  • 6Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible     Plants in the Bible      …

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  • 7summerhouse — n. covered structure in a park or garden affording shade in the summer, gazebo …

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  • 8summerhouses — n. covered structure in a park or garden affording shade in the summer, gazebo …

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  • 9umbrageous — a. 1. Shading, shady, affording shade. 2. Shady, dark, shadowy, shaded …

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  • 10umbrageous — /ʌmˈbreɪdʒəs/ (say um brayjuhs) adjective 1. forming or affording shade; shady; shaded. 2. Rare apt or disposed to take umbrage or offence, as a person. –umbrageously, adverb –umbrageousness, noun …