Shade
Shade noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: just a shade taller than his dance partner
Spot
Spot noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: had only a spot of stew for dinner, as he wasn't very hungry
Nearby Word: spotted
How words are described
| nice | nice shade | nice spot |
| clear | clear shade | clear spot |
| exact | exact shade | exact spot |
| particular | particular shade | particular spot |
| Other adjectives: similar, usual, specific, right, certain, original, single, obvious, bright, real, wrong, blue, little, dark, pretty, white, new, yellow, different. | ||
Common collocations
| people | shade people | spot people |
| characters | shade characters | spot characters |
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Spot and Shade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shade/spot
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