shadows

Noun

• shade within clear boundaries
• an unilluminated area
• something existing in perception only
• a premonition of something adverse
• an indication that something has been present
• refuge from danger or observation
• a dominating and pervasive presence
• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
• an inseparable companion
• plural of shadow

Verb

• follow, usually without the person's knowledge
• cast a shadow over
• make appear small by comparison
• third-person singular simple present indicative of shadow

Synonyms

apparition, dark, darkness, dwarf, fantasm, overshadow, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shade, shade off, shadow, shadower, tail, tincture, trace, vestige