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shades

/ʃeɪdz/noun1 syllable

Shades means: (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.

Synonyms for shades3

noun, as in (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

sunglasses, dark glasses

also used for shades

sunnies

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What does shades mean?2

noun

1

(plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun“he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”

2

(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something“aren't there shades of 1948 here?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shades?17

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Shades in a sentence

  • The closer you get to the truth, the more shades of grey you discover.sundown
  • Shades of earth are ringing through my open view inciting and inviting me.unknown
  • Window shades and curtaining are in high demand.remline
  • The world is shades of gray and rarely black and white.Amastan
  • Pink and purple are shades of one another.shekitten
  • Make up has often used carmine as a pigment to achieve bright red shades.chasingsheep
  • She usually wears oversized clothes in shades of gray.EugeneGS
  • They also use onion skins, apple, grape and mulberry leaves to create different shades of yellow.Hybrid

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