Shadow

noun

'ʃædoʊ

Noun

a dominating and pervasive presence
“he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father”
Type of:Presence
an inseparable companion
“the poor child was his mother's shadow”
Type of:Follower
a premonition of something adverse
“a shadow over his happiness”
Type of:PresentimentBodingForeboding
refuge from danger or observation
“he felt secure in his father's shadow”
Type of:RecourseResortRefuge
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
Similar:ShadowerTail
Type of:FollowerSpy
an indication that something has been present
Similar:Tincture Trace Vestige
Type of:IndicationIndicant
something existing in perception only
Similar:ApparitionFantasmPhantasmPhantasmaPhantom
Type of:IllusionSemblance
an unilluminated area
Similar:Dark Darkness
Type of:Scene
shade within clear boundaries
Type of:ShadeShadinessShadowiness

follow, usually without the person's knowledge
“The police are shadowing her”
Type of:Follow
cast a shadow over
Similar:Shade
Type of:Darken
make appear small by comparison
Similar:DwarfOvershadow
Type of:OvertopCommandDominate