competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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shade
noun
- Comparative darkness that results from the blocking of light rays: penumbra, shadow, umbra, umbrage. See
light
- The degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment: gradation, hue, tinge, tint. See
colors
- The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size: color, hue, tint, tone. See
colors
- A slight variation between nearly identical entities: gradation, nuance. See
big
- A slight amount or indication: breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.
Informal: whisker. See
big, show
- A supernatural being, such as a ghost: apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith.
Informal: spook.
Regional: haunt. See
beings, supernatural
verb
- To shelter, especially from light: screen, shadow. See
protection
- To make dark or darker: adumbrate, darken, shadow. See
light
- To make a slight reduction in (a price): shave, trim. See
increase
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