shadow

noun/ˈʃædoʊ/

Frequency rank: #2,306 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A dark shape made when something blocks light.

Illustration for the English word “shadow”

Example sentence

The tree's shadow stretched long across the ground as the sun set.

Synonyms & related words

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