shadow1 nounshadow2 verbshadow3 adjective
shadowshad‧ow1 /ˈʃædəʊ $ -doʊ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 
WORD ORIGINshadow1
Origin:
Old English sceaduw-, stem of sceadu; ➔ SHADE1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- As we walked along, our shadows lengthened with the setting sun.
- Just then, a dark shadow emerged from the mist.
- A monk in saffron robes steps out of the shadows to stand beside us.
- I remember these figures illuminated from behind, like giant shadows.
- In the shadows and its gentle movement I believe I see the firelight which constrains and defines the Masai night.
- It was not that I expected some one to hurt me or that I thought there were dangerous things lurking in the shadows.
- More solemn shadows flared as he lit his pipe, the sound of the drawing air strained and high.
- The short shadows of the doorways were filled all day with people snapping their newspapers.
- We can not jump off our own shadows.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is definitely true
use this to emphasize that something is definitely true. Definitely is more common in spoken English than certainly: · Incredible as they seem, these events certainly took place.· We don't know exactly when the house was built, but it's certainly over 200 years old. · I definitely posted the cheque last week, so it should have arrived by now.· "I think it would be a great opportunity." "Yeah, definitely."definitely/certainly not: · "She's not thinking of going back out with Simon again?" "No, definitely not."
use this to say that, in your opinion, something is definitely true about someone or something: · The years my parents spent in Kenya were undoubtedly the happiest of their lives.· Japan has unquestionably one of the most successful economies in the world.· Without a doubt, taxation is going to be the key issue in the President's campaign.
use this to say that, in your opinion, something definitely is true about someone or something: there's no doubt/there's no question that: · There's no doubt that he completely dominates her.· There is no question that Maridan had known all about the deal.· There was no doubt that, without the peacekeeping force, the civil war would have continued.there's no doubt/there's no question about it/about that: · You can see they're short of staff -- there's no doubt about it.· "We made some mistakes. No question about that," Glavine said.
use this to say that, in your opinion, there is definitely no doubt at all that something is true: · The evidence proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this man was in the victim's apartment on the day of the murder.
spoken say this when you want to emphasize that something must be true and you want the person you are talking to to agree with you: · Surely he must have realized that the money was stolen.· "I'm not sure how the heating system works." "Surely it can't be that complicated." · Your car must be worth more than $500, surely!
if something is beyond dispute it certainly happened or exists and no one thinks differently: · Her professionalism is beyond dispute.· That the reports were stolen is beyond dispute. What we need to know is who took them.
darkness a place or time where there is no light: · A voice came from out of the darkness, but she couldn't see anyone.· As my eyes became used to the darkness I could make out a bed in the corner of the room.· The city was a violent place at that time, and it was not safe to walk the streets during the hours of darkness.in complete darkness: · Colour films must be developed in complete darkness.
when there is no light, especially in a room: · Children who are afraid of the dark need to be reassured.in the dark: · Why are you sitting there in the dark? Put the light on.
the place near a building, trees etc where it is darker than everywhere else because it is hidden from the sun's light: · Someone was hiding in the shadows at the end of the garden.· Two figures moved out of the shadows into the moonlit street.
dull, grey light like the light of the early morning or early evening - use this especially in stories and written descriptions: · He urged the mule forward through the half-light of the forest.in the half-light: · It was difficult to see who was standing there in the dim half-light of the hall.
when a place or room does not have enough light to see properly and is not at all cheerful - use this especially in stories and written descriptions: · I stepped through the doorway and peered into the gloom.· Jon could hear her voice but was unable to see anything in the gloom.
to make an event less enjoyable or successful · The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.· Why did you have to invite Jerry? You've spoiled the whole weekend.· This was her moment of glory, and she wasn't going to let anyone spoil it.spoil something for somebody · She wanted to do her own thing, but was afraid of spoiling Christmas for the rest of the family.spoil things · He got very drunk that evening, and seemed determined to spoil things for all of us.
to completely spoil an event or occasion, with the result that no-one enjoys it: · How can you prevent stomach upsets from ruining your holiday?ruin something for somebody: · John and Sandy argued all the time, which completely ruined the evening for the rest of us.
if something unpleasant such as an argument or accident mars a big or important event, it makes it less enjoyable or less successful: · Outbreaks of fighting and lawlessness marred the New Year celebrations.· The race was marred by a horrific accident involving Niki Lauda.
if bad news, bad weather etc puts a damper on something, especially on a social event such as a party, it spoils people's enjoyment of it: · The bad news put a damper on the celebrations.· Torrential rain put a damper on the event, sending bedraggled guests squelching across lawns to seek shelter.
if something casts a shadow over an event, period of time etc, it makes people feel less happy or hopeful because they are worrying about it: · The threat of war cast a shadow over the summer of 1939.· This argument with Kuroda did, I must admit, cast a shadow over my mood.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
the evening’s gathering shadowsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=make it appear)· The building cast a shadow across the narrow street.
(=appears on something)· The footsteps came closer, and a shadow fell across the table.
(=get longer, as it gets later in the day)· Already the shadows were lengthening.
adjectives· She saw the dark shadow of a man in the doorway.
· Long shadows stretched across the grass from the apple trees.
(=shadows that move about quickly)· Candles cast strange flickering shadows on the walls.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=the most important members of the opposition party)· He joined the shadow cabinet as transport spokesman.
(=without any doubt)· I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I was going to win.
(=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) The team’s a shadow of its former self.
The team’s a shadow of its former self. the evening’s gathering shadows· You know the kind of thing, all black shadows and gloom.· As the deep black shadow in Glen Keltney closed over them, they moved slowly nearer home in a trance of fatigue.· Peering past the leaf-dappled reflections that had fooled her, Chesarynth saw only white rocks and black shadows.· He sat, a black shadow.· I watched him arrive and disappear into the black shadows.· His face is unearthly - eyes glazed in concentration, cheekbones and jaw protruding floodlit from heavy black shadows.· She was a black pool of shadow on the bed, a space of darkness.· The black shadow of the Red Army Faction.
· The Eyes Apply dark brown shadow over the socket and, as in day make-up, over one-third of the eye.· The voice came from his right, and Miguel noticed there were two guys standing there in an even darker shadow.· It was Corrary who pointed, and drew their gaze to the dark shadow on the water.· One day she came to history class with dark shadows under her eyes.· At first he couldn't see anyone, but suddenly, in the dark shadow of the Monument, he spotted Tina.· But his style casts a dark shadow over the material, rendering it claustrophobic.· Blanche noticed a dark shadow round his chin.· We know also that the dark shadow of the Whitewater fiasco haunts her every endeavor.
· Middens and wash-houses, already deep in shadow, echoed with the shouts of half-glimpsed children at play.· But there were even deeper shadows, strange and grave silences surrounding plans to invade the island.· As the deep black shadow in Glen Keltney closed over them, they moved slowly nearer home in a trance of fatigue.· There was a light in the next window and she drew back into deep shadow.· The pathway was in deep shadow.· It was in bright sunlight on one side and in deep shadow on the other.· Below her window the courtyard was in deep shadow, but to her left the garden was bathed in new-minted sunshine.· Back in the mews, in the deepest shadow, something cowered.
· The knife he slid towards her and into the butter had a menacingly long shadow blade.· One idea -- one phrase, really -- casts a long shadow over this discussion.· Fenella whipped round and saw a long and terrible shadow fall across the floor.· Individual blades of grass threw long shadows on the leafless driveway.· There was a hissing sound and Dhani drew a long silver shadow out of the black one.· It was middle evening, the streetlights on, but the sun still making long shadows.· Barras conducted a number of interviews that bear moving witness to the long shadow cast by absent fathers.· A long shadow fell across the ground in front of me.
· The sort of integrated circuit being used was a pale shadow of the microprocessors that are manufactured today.· If she had tried to present herself and not a pale shadow of Désirée she would have made more impact.· Light from the bathroom filled the area with pale shadows and gave the damaged patches in the mirror an eerie silvery glow.· Try using a paler shadow at the inner corner of the lids and blend to a deeper tone on the outside.· Her early records reveal a tiny voice, pale in the shadow of her acknowledged influences: Armstrong and Bessie Smith.· The cottage blocked out the sunlight, seeming to fall over her like a pale shadow.· He said it was a pale shadow of Chris Patten's recommendations for reforming the force.
NOUN· A slow tear ran down her cheek, smudging her green eye shadow.· Blue eye shadow and long earrings were her only adornments; her fingers were ringless.· To soften around the eyes, blend the edges of the eye shadow.· Without iridescent blue eye shadow, an effulgent outfit or a hair-sprayed coif, she looks normal.· She wore a blusher with flecks in it, and blue eye shadow.· She took another slug of beer and continued rubbing eye shadow from her left eyelid.· Hookers don't even wear blue eye shadow.· Silver-sequined eye shadow fanned all the way up to her sketched-on eyebrows.
VERB· Controls include dimmers for the main light sources, designed to cast no shadows, nomatterwhere the surgeon stands.· The kids standing on the seats to cast shadows of rabbits, donkeys, or obscene gestures up on to the gigantic screen.· The room is dark, but passing cars cast yellowy shadows upon the wall.· Williams has learned that a 6-6, 250-pound tight end and a 5-9, 185-pound running back can cast equally impressive shadows.· But the flames were growing higher, throwing light, casting dancing shadows.· Evening had begun to cast long grey shadows around the red-bricked building when Lissa arrived back at her flat.· June lit their camping lamp which cast weird shadows around the room.· Against them, the geranium cast a fantastic shadow, umbrellas for leaves, cabbages for flower heads.
· She searches the farmyard and is frightened when Cain emerges out of the shadows.· They were emerging from shadow, heading out into the Sun.· Pop music and a new generation of pop stars are also emerging from the shadows.· He emerged from the shadow of the bush and scuttled to the wall.
· Tree branches met high overhead, creating a wavering green canopy through which sunlight fell in shadows and coins of light.· But it fell into the shadow of a unified theory of obesity that holds that obesity results from genetic or metabolic problems.· Yet, over the same period, research training has fallen under another shadow.· Between A and B falls the shadow, he wrote.
· That which is hidden away, the shadow, is out in the open!· Yet even within that community, he managed to remain a man hidden in shadows.· I looked up but his terrible face was hidden in the shadow of a helmet.· Winding across them are trees that must be hugging rivers hidden in purple shadows.· Cosmetics might conceal the pallor of her skin, but it could never hide the shadows in her eyes.· She was scared of what might be hiding in the shadows but she was terrified of her subconscious.· I waited a while, hidden in the shadows, watching the convent settle for the night.
· But this rendering of the myth emphasises what lies in the shadow of the model.· But here, towns lay in the shadow of the landscape.· Described by one resident as a rough area, Walton village lies in the shadow of both Everton and Liverpool football clubs.· Four firms are battling for the £70 million mixed-use scheme, which lies in the shadow of the Millennium Dome.· On the altar there lay a long dark shadow.· Stopped at traffic lights, he glanced down at the envelope lying in the shadows on the front passenger seat.· The clay prototype lay in shadow at boot level, dried to the colour of ash.· Light bores down through cracks in the roof settling on rubbish lying in musty shadows.
· People who had been living in the shadow of the rock breathed easily again.· I was wearing my black dress and moved among the trees like a living shadow.· A younger son must live in the shadow of this fine brother and serve him.· In bad times the stream vanished completely, and the tribe lived in the shadow of thirst.· We continue to live in the shadow of the conservative 1960s.· Their ma-qui are the two spirits which they believe live in their shadows.· At 22 he's living in the shadows, his life devastated by 8 years of glue-sniffing.· Mime has never enjoyed a place on centre stage, it lives in the shadows of fringe theatre and the Big Top.
· These men move in the shadows.· He moved into the shadow of the house and close alongside the window.· Li Yuan turned, moving out from the shadow of the craft into the mid-afternoon sunlight.· He moved out of the shadows in a crouch so that he would riot be visible against the lightening sky be-hind hini.· It circled the small clearing warily, catching the light and jerking as it did so, moving quickly into shadow.· Large numbers took alarm at our approach, and waves of indeterminate shapes moved into the deeper shadow of the cavern.
· You saw a shadow, that's all.· You saw the shadow of the mountain and you let it into the cave and the fire has gone out.· If he looks down and sees his shadow, he believes that he alone casts it.· Now we have seen the shadow.· The Super Bowl champions have been crowned -- no fatalities this year -- and the groundhog has seen his shadow.· As we emerged into a square I saw the shadow of a great bridge span hanging almost over us.
· He hadn't spotted them standing deep in the shadows.· I noticed that Jack had a luminous quality at certain moments, when he stood in shadow.· She stands in the shadow of the stair and then she goes forward.· They want to give themselves away, in whispers, to some one standing in the shadows.· I looked across to where the Hamilton house must stand in its shadows.· Everyone seemed quite at ease as they remained standing and casting large shadows on Lois and her group.· Then when I came near the broken house and stood in the moon shadow I could hear and see nothing.· They stood in deep shadow by the wall of the bridge.
· Then Withel stepped out of the shadows and tripped him up.· A monk in saffron robes steps out of the shadows to stand beside us.· The machine slid to a halt inside the courtyard, and Hawk stepped out of the shadows.· He stepped back into the shadows and waited.· As they drew near, Foley and Carrington stepped out of the shadow of the control tower.· He stepped out of the shadows, shouted, and waved his arms to attract attention.
· The firelight danced on the old oak walls and threw strange shadows around the room.· In the gleaming darkness, the big metallic rod threw a menacing shadow across our window.· Where once they flew in such flocks that they threw shadows over the earth, they now survive in a few straggling colonies.· Occasionally we would pass a big orange flame at a well site, throwing spokes of shadow across the prairie.· In the bar, a single candle threw grotesque shadows across the ceiling.· Individual blades of grass threw long shadows on the leafless driveway.· The sun lifted over the hills and threw their shadows across the road.· The Embarcadero Freeway and its access ramps no longer throw a shadow on the waterfront.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► somebody’s shadow► afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow► in somebody’s shadowPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a shadow/ghost of your former self
- Duhamel's face was white; the shadows under his eyes seemed to deepen.
- Even with the blinds down, she could see the dark shadows under her eyes.
- He noted the shadows under her eyes.
- How fresh she looked every morning, despite the slight shadows under her eyes which denoted not much sleep.
- Mr Stead was middle-aged and paunchy, with deep shadows under his eyes and square rimless glasses.
- On Monday morning Sam came to class events with dark shadows under his eyes, looking ten years older over a weekend.
- One day she came to history class with dark shadows under her eyes.
- She still looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.
- Don't ask me how - but I knew it without a shadow of a doubt.
- Now she knew without a shadow of doubt that she wasn't.
- Following years of heavy losses, the company is only a shadow of its former self.
- And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood.
- Armagh's injury worries cast a cloud over their preparations and Fermanagh could mount a smash and grab raid this time.
- But even should he reappear tomorrow looking hale and hearty, his long absence will have cast a shadow over his position.
- But this has cast a shadow over the College.
- It can not be denied, however, that Ramsey's death cast a shadow over all our activities.
- Show jeopardy: Langbaurgh's budget economies have cast a shadow over the future of East Cleveland's annual show.
- They cast a shadow over his meeting yesterday in the state capital, Chandigarh.
- Without the money ... it could cast a shadow over the future of student theatre in Oxford.
- Begin from a fighting stance, perhaps by throwing a light snap punch into the opponent's face from the front hand.
- But the flames were growing higher, throwing light, casting dancing shadows.
- Fossils do throw light on the history of the lateral line and tail.
- Geographical comparison of patterns of lawbreaking sometimes throws light on more general differences in social and economic conditions.
- He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.
- The role of premises is to throw light on a subject; the role of evidences is to give weight to it.
- Understanding the nature and activities of such organisations helped throw light upon issues of town identity and representation.
- Where once they flew in such flocks that they threw shadows over the earth, they now survive in a few straggling colonies.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveshadowyshadowverbshadowovershadownounshadow
1dark shape [countable] the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light: the long dark shadow of an old oak treein the shadow of something It was hot, and we decided to walk in the shadow of the wall (=along the wall, where its shadow would fall).2darkness [uncountable] (also shadows [plural]) darkness caused by something preventing light from reaching a placein shadow The room was half in shadow.in the shadows In the shadows, something moved.3bad effect/influence [singular] the bad effect or influence that something has, which makes other things seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressivein/under the shadow of something For years, people had been living under the shadow of communism.cast a shadow over/on something (=make something seem less enjoyable, attractive, or impressive) The events of September 11th cast a shadow over the celebrations.4without/beyond a shadow of a doubt used to say that something is definitely true: Without a shadow of a doubt, he’s the most talented player we have.5in somebody’s shadow if you are in someone’s shadow, they are much more famous and successful than you are: Kate grew up in the shadow of her film star sister.6be a shadow of your former self to be weaker, less powerful, or worse than you were before: Lennox seemed like a shadow of his former self.7shadows under your eyes small dark areas under your eyes that you have when you are very tired: She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.8somebody’s shadow someone who follows someone else everywhere they go9afraid/frightened/scared etc of your own shadow easily frightened or very nervous → five o'clock shadowCOLLOCATIONSverbscast/throw a shadow (=make it appear)· The building cast a shadow across the narrow street.a shadow falls somewhere (=appears on something)· The footsteps came closer, and a shadow fell across the table.the shadows lengthen (=get longer, as it gets later in the day)· Already the shadows were lengthening.adjectivesa dark/black shadow· She saw the dark shadow of a man in the doorway.a long shadow· Long shadows stretched across the grass from the apple trees.flickering shadows (=shadows that move about quickly)· Candles cast strange flickering shadows on the walls.shadow1 nounshadow2 verbshadow3 adjective
shadowshadow2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
shadow
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | shadow |
| he, she, it | shadows | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shadowed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shadowed |
| he, she, it | has shadowed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shadowed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shadow |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shadowed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am shadowing |
| he, she, it | is shadowing | |
| you, we, they | are shadowing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was shadowing |
| you, we, they | were shadowing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shadowing |
| he, she, it | has been shadowing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shadowing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shadowing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shadowing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Consumed with jealousy, he shadowed her for three days, hoping to catch her with her lover.
- Detectives shadowed them for weeks, collecting evidence.
- I want you to shadow him for the next three days and find out who he hangs out with.
- Several students spent a week in the office, shadowing attorneys and office staff.
- The module will pass over several of the moon's permanently shadowed craters.
- Although sullen opposition and private anger still shadows the Communist Party, no disturbances were reported during yesterday's events.
- At that rugged face, shadowed by darkness, into the unearthly blue of his eyes.
- I nodded my head, watching the shadowed figures gesturing, belching in hunger, nodding heads, tippling bottles.
- In all the shadowed places there was snow.
- Sheer terror shadowed her indented eyes, and yet never would she be caught.
- The latter ranges from job shadowing and community service to paid career internships.
- The sun set alight the water drops that speckled their leaves and shadowed the ground beneath them.
Longman Language Activatorto closely follow a person or animal in order to watch them
· He followed her home to find out where she lived.· Did you make sure you weren't followed on the way over here?· She complained to the police officer that she was being followed by two strangers.
informal if someone such as a police officer tails someone, they secretly follow that person to find out where they are going or what they are doing: · That police car has been tailing us for the last 5 miles.· A group of photographers tailed the couple all over London.
to follow close behind someone, especially in order to watch or catch them: · A police car was on their tail within seconds of the alarm going off.· We sat on their tail for about an hour until we lost them in traffic.
to follow someone or something very closely in order to watch all their movements without them realizing that they are being followed: · I want you to shadow him for the next three days and find out who he hangs out with.· Consumed with jealousy, he shadowed her for three days, hoping to catch her with her lover.
to follow a person or animal closely, especially by looking for signs showing that they have gone in a particular direction: · Undercover agents have been tracking him for weeks.· It would be impossible to trail anyone across this type of ground.track/trail somebody to something: · The police trailed the gang to their hideout.· Dogs are used to track the wolves to their lair in the forest.
to keep following someone and asking them questions about their activities, personal problems etc, in a way that is annoying or threatening: · After the court case she was hounded relentlessly by the press.· The couple found themselves hounded by photographers as they left the church.
to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch, injure, kill them: · Polar bears stalk seals that are resting on the ice.· The killer would stalk his victim, overpower her and then brutally murder her.
a criminal or mentally ill person who continuously follows and watches someone in a threatening way, especially someone famous or someone they are attracted to: · Women's groups are demanding that Congress toughen the law against stalkers.· The stalker's reappearance has led to increased security around the actress.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the evening’s gathering shadows
(=the most important members of the opposition party)· He joined the shadow cabinet as transport spokesman.
(=without any doubt)· I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I was going to win.
(=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) The team’s a shadow of its former self.
The team’s a shadow of its former self. the evening’s gathering shadowsPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a shadow/ghost of your former self
- And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood.
- Armagh's injury worries cast a cloud over their preparations and Fermanagh could mount a smash and grab raid this time.
- But even should he reappear tomorrow looking hale and hearty, his long absence will have cast a shadow over his position.
- But this has cast a shadow over the College.
- It can not be denied, however, that Ramsey's death cast a shadow over all our activities.
- Show jeopardy: Langbaurgh's budget economies have cast a shadow over the future of East Cleveland's annual show.
- They cast a shadow over his meeting yesterday in the state capital, Chandigarh.
- Without the money ... it could cast a shadow over the future of student theatre in Oxford.
- Begin from a fighting stance, perhaps by throwing a light snap punch into the opponent's face from the front hand.
- But the flames were growing higher, throwing light, casting dancing shadows.
- Fossils do throw light on the history of the lateral line and tail.
- Geographical comparison of patterns of lawbreaking sometimes throws light on more general differences in social and economic conditions.
- He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.
- The role of premises is to throw light on a subject; the role of evidences is to give weight to it.
- Understanding the nature and activities of such organisations helped throw light upon issues of town identity and representation.
- Where once they flew in such flocks that they threw shadows over the earth, they now survive in a few straggling colonies.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveshadowyshadowverbshadowovershadownounshadow
1to follow someone closely in order to watch what they are doing: Detectives shadowed him for weeks.2literary to cover something with a shadow, or make it dark: a narrow street which was shadowed by a huge Catholic churchGRAMMAR Shadow is usually passive in this meaning.shadow1 nounshadow2 verbshadow3 adjective
shadowshadow3 adjective [only before noun] COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the evening’s gathering shadows
(=the most important members of the opposition party)· He joined the shadow cabinet as transport spokesman.
(=without any doubt)· I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I was going to win.
(=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) The team’s a shadow of its former self.
The team’s a shadow of its former self. the evening’s gathering shadowsPHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► Shadow Chancellor/Foreign Secretary etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a shadow/ghost of your former self
- Even before the formal resignation announcements, the jockeying for position within the Shadow Cabinet was well under way last night.
- It is a pity the more intelligent Shadow Cabinet members are led by an intellectual lightweight.
- Then came the first Shadow Cabinet meeting.
- There is almost no one in the Shadow Cabinet who doesn't, either, since Bryan Gould resigned.
- This should be discussed with the Shadow Cabinet spokesman on Education.
- And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood.
- Armagh's injury worries cast a cloud over their preparations and Fermanagh could mount a smash and grab raid this time.
- But even should he reappear tomorrow looking hale and hearty, his long absence will have cast a shadow over his position.
- But this has cast a shadow over the College.
- It can not be denied, however, that Ramsey's death cast a shadow over all our activities.
- Show jeopardy: Langbaurgh's budget economies have cast a shadow over the future of East Cleveland's annual show.
- They cast a shadow over his meeting yesterday in the state capital, Chandigarh.
- Without the money ... it could cast a shadow over the future of student theatre in Oxford.
- Begin from a fighting stance, perhaps by throwing a light snap punch into the opponent's face from the front hand.
- But the flames were growing higher, throwing light, casting dancing shadows.
- Fossils do throw light on the history of the lateral line and tail.
- Geographical comparison of patterns of lawbreaking sometimes throws light on more general differences in social and economic conditions.
- He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.
- The role of premises is to throw light on a subject; the role of evidences is to give weight to it.
- Understanding the nature and activities of such organisations helped throw light upon issues of town identity and representation.
- Where once they flew in such flocks that they threw shadows over the earth, they now survive in a few straggling colonies.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveshadowyshadowverbshadowovershadownounshadow
1Shadow Chancellor/Foreign Secretary etc the politician in the main opposition party in the British parliament who would become chancellor etc if their party was in government, and who is responsible for speaking on the same subjects2Shadow Cabinet the group of politicians in the British parliament who would become ministers if their party was in government