shadow

n

1. silhouette, adumbration, outline, reflection.

2. shade, shadiness. See shade(def. 1).

3. shelter, protection, refuge, asylum, haven, sanctuary, sanctum, safety zone, Scot. bield; security, safety, safekeeping, preservation; help, aid, support, defense, championship.

4. hint, suggestion. See shade(def. 5).

5. specter, phantom. See shade(def. 2).

6. hint, intimation, suggestion, implication, imputation, insinuation, innuendo; inkling, clue, cue, Sl. tip-off; signal, sign, omen, portent, foretoken, harbinger; premonition, preindication, forewarning, foreshadowing.

7.(all falsely assumed) semblance, aspect, appearance, demeanor, mien, cast, look; show, veneer, front, false front, facade; guise, pretense, cover, cover-up; disguise, camouflage, mask, masquerade; deception, ruse, artifice, subterfuge.

8. influence, sway, domination, preeminence; atmosphere, environment, milieu, medium, condition; background, setting, sphere, element; spirit, tone, tenor, mood, aura, ambience; temper, character; feelings, Sl. vibrations, Sl. vibes; threat.

9. close friend, constant companion, sidekick, alter ego, other self, Scot, and North Eng. marrow, Sl. Siamese twin; comrade, chum, crony, Fr. Inf. copain, U.S. Inf. buddy or bosom buddy, Inf. pal, Obs. copemate.

10. detective, investigator, private investigator, Sl. private eye, Inf. sleuth, Inf. bird dog, Inf. Sherlock, Inf. tail, U.S. Si. dick, U.S. Sl. gumshoe.

v

11. shade. See shade(defs. 9, 10).

12. follow,, trail, trail after, heel, Inf. tail, Sl. bird-dog; trace, track, stalk; pursue, chase, dog, hound.

13. hint, intimate, suggest, imply, insinuate; signal, signify, mean, betoken, indicate, point to, connote, allude to, advert.

14. portend, forebode, foretoken, foreshadow, foreshow, omen, augur, presage, presignify, prein-dicate, promise, body forth; warn, forewarn, warn in advance or beforehand or ahead of time.