Block and Shade

Block

Block verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.

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Shade and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shade" instead a verb "Block".

Shade verb - To shelter (something) from light and heat.

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Block and shade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a verb "Shade".

Nearby Words: shadow, shady, shaded, shading, shad

clear	clear block	clear shade
similar	similar block	similar shade
normal	normal block	normal shade
certain	certain block	certain shade
Other adjectives: original, single, real, wrong, blue, white, new, yellow, different, giant, red.

Also said at Thermopylae by Dienekes, a Spartan warrior, when informed that the Persians' arrows would block out the sun: "So much the better... then we shall fight our battle in the shade."

Source: Badass Boast / Real Life
Especially notable in the Theros block, where the Nyxborn Enchantment Creatures have a border that is a lighter shade of the normal color, flecked with stars.

Source: Purple Is the New Black
It doesn't help that Ruth's bed is directly under the street lamp, with no window shade to block the light.

Source: Welcome to the Big City

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