shadow
n 1: shade within clear boundaries
2: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
[syn: {darkness}, {dark}]
3: something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition
at midnight" [syn: {apparition}, {phantom}]
4: a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his
happiness"
5: a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a
trace of evidence for the claim" [syn: {trace}, {vestige}]
6: refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his
father's shadow"
7: a detective employed to follow someone and report their
movements [syn: {tail}]
8: an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's
shadow"
v 1: follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police
are shadowing her"
2: cast a shadow over [syn: {shade}, {shade off}]
3: cast a shadow [syn: {overshadow}, {dwarf}]