Range
Range noun - Open land over which livestock may roam and feed.
Shade
Shade noun - Partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays.
How words are described
| close | close range | close shade |
| similar | similar range | similar shade |
| normal | normal range | normal shade |
| usual | usual range | usual shade |
| Other adjectives: specific, certain, standard, real, new, ridiculous, different. | ||
Common collocations
| power | range power | shade power |
| characters | range characters | shade characters |
| hair | range hair | shade hair |
Both words in one sentence
- Lindo's attempts to paint the stable turn everything in range a rather distressing shade of blue.
Source: Literature / Jill -
Adaptation Dye-Job: In the anime, some changes are more subtle than others - they range between a slightly different shade of colour and Moji, who went from having brown hair to bright blue.
Source: Manga / Medaka Box -
If you're wondering how they pulled that off in pure animation, "Real" things and people were painted in a shade darker than "Toon" people and objects, as well as having a much more subdued range of motion and especially reaction.
Source: Roger Rabbit Effect
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