shadow (
http://definr.com/shadow)
n 1: shade within clear boundaries
2: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
[syn:
darkness,
dark]
3: something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition
at midnight" [syn:
apparition,
phantom]
4: a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his
happiness"
5: a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a
trace of evidence for the claim" [syn:
trace,
vestige]
6: refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his
father's shadow"
7: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
[syn:
tail,
shadower]
8: an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's
shadow"
v 1: follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police
are shadowing her"
2: cast a shadow over [syn:
shade,
shade off]
3: cast a shadow [syn:
overshadow,
dwarf]