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| becloud |
to cause to be in shadow; darken with clouds. [1/2 definitions] |
| galanty show |
a shadow play performed by throwing the shadows of puppets on a screen or wall. |
| gnomon |
the column on a sundial that casts a shadow and thus indicates the time of day. |
| Groundhog Day |
February 2, on which tradition asserts that a certain groundhog comes out of its hole, and that if it sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter weather will follow. |
| impressionism |
(often cap.) a style of painting, originating in France in the late nineteenth century, directed toward capturing the vitality of a subject through observing the play of colored light and shadow upon it and painting quickly, using short brush strokes and unmixed colors. [1/2 definitions] |
| lunar eclipse |
the obscuring of the moon's reflected light by the earth's shadow when the earth passes between the moon and the sun. |
| overshadow |
to cast a shadow or shadows over. [1/2 definitions] |
| penumbra |
the partially lighted shadow that surrounds the complete shadow of an opaque body such as the moon during an eclipse. (Cf. umbra.) [1/3 definitions] |
| project |
to cause (an image, light, or shadow) to extend forward or appear on a surface. [1/11 definitions] |
| shadow |
to cast a shadow on or over; shade. [1/5 definitions] |
| shadowless |
combined form of shadow. |
| shadowy |
resembling a shadow; vague, faint, or illusory in nature. [2 definitions] |
| sundial |
a device that stands in a garden or on a lawn to show the time of day. A sundial has a flat, round disk with numbers and a pointer that casts a shadow. As the shadow moves across the numbers, the sundial shows what time it is. |
| umbra |
a shadow or darkened area. [2 definitions] |
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