n. 1
Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
n. 2
Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.
n. 3
A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
v. 1
To shield (someone or something) from light.
The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.

Related words

Forms

Plural: shades → colors, tints, hues, dyes…
Past participle: shaded
e.g. shaded → shadowed, sheltered, darkened, covered…

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: dye¹, dim¹, hue¹, tad¹
4 letters: cast¹, tone¹, veil¹, dusk¹, tint¹
5 letters: cover², color², cloud¹, blind¹, ghost¹, grain¹, stain¹, gloom¹, spook¹, tinge¹, manes¹
6 letters: degree², spirit², screen¹, colour², shadow², sprite¹, nuance², wraith, darken², awning², sadden², nicety³
7 letters: protect², variety⁴, shelter², curtain², obscure², phantom², eclipse², spectre², specter², umbrage², beshade
8 letters: darkness², subtlety³, tincture², sunshade
9 letters: variation⁴, obfuscate³, shadiness, obumbrate
10 letters: protection³, refinement³, apparition⁴
11 letters: shadowiness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover² = 2 syllables).