What is Shade?
/SHād/
noun
comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.
"sitting in the shade"
synonyms:shadow(s), shadiness, shelter, cover;cool
"they sat in the shade"
a color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
"various shades of blue"
synonyms:color, hue, tone, tint, tinge"shades of blue"
verb
screen from direct light.
"she shaded her eyes against the sun"
synonyms:cast a shadow over, shadow, shelter, cover, screen; darken"vines shaded the garden"
darken or color (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of color.
"she shaded in the outline of a chimney"
synonyms:darken, color in, pencil in, block in, fill in;cross-hatch
"she shaded in the picture"