Fit
Fit verb - To be in agreement on every point.
Shade
Shade verb - To shelter (something) from light and heat.
How words are described
| close | close fit | close shade |
| human | human fit | human shade |
| nice | nice fit | nice shade |
| exact | exact fit | exact shade |
| Other adjectives: particular, similar, natural, right, standard, original, proper, obvious, violent, wrong, subdued. | ||
Common collocations
| characters | fit characters | shade characters |
| hair | fit hair | shade hair |
| standards | fit standards | shade standards |
Both words in one sentence
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Most of the characters are some shade of orange with bright hair and could fit into this trope.
Source: Dark-Skinned Redhead -
In the Thraxas books by Martin Scott, there's a people called Orcs who more-or-less fit the "Blizzard" category, but their skin is apparently a dark reddish shade, and it's never made clear just what differentiates them from humans.
Source: Our Orcs Are Different
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