shade
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a shade
A bit; a small amount. Her paper was a shade better than yours, that's why she got an A- while you got a B+. I like the design, but it's just a shade too tall for my taste. The software update should make it a shade easier to search for the information you need.
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a shade (something)
Somewhat; a little bit; slightly. The software update should make it a shade easier to search for the information you need. I think we should use a mixture that's a shade thinner. I like the design, but it's just a shade too tall for my taste.
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shade
slang Subtle insults or expressions of disapproval. I was just checking my phone for a second when Joe totally threw shade at me, saying, "Some of us don't need to be glued to our phones every minute of the day." My mom is the queen of shade. She loves to say, "Is that really what you're going to wear?"
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- a shade
- a shade (something)
- a shade of
- a shade of (something)
- gardens are not made by sitting in the shade
- have (got) it made in the shade
- have it made in the shade
- in the shade
- made in the shade
- no tea, no shade
- put (someone or something) in the shade
- put somebody/something in the shade
- put someone/something in the shade
- shade
- shade in
- shade into
- shade into (something)
- shade the truth
- shade tree
- shades
- shades of
- shades of (someone or something)
- shades of gray
- shades of someone/something
- shadetree mechanic
- throw shade