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shades meaning

EN[ʃeɪdz] [-eɪdz]

    Definition of shades in English Dictionary

  • NounBFshade
    1. plural of shade.
      1. (plural only, slang) Sunglasses.
        1. His shades are by some famous designer.
    2. VerbBFshadePRshadingPT, PPshaded
      1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of shade.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook.
          • Exterior shading devices can be either horizontal, vertical, or a combination of horizontal and vertical called “egg crates.”
          • On shore, the mule's pinkish ears revolved lazily in the shade of the zaman tree.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Noun forms
            • Noun plural forms
            • Pluralia tantum
            • Verbs
              • Verb forms
                • Verb singular forms
                  • Third-person singular forms
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            2. en shadeset
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            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of shades for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "shades" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form and a pluralia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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