[
  {
    "word": "shadow",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/shadow-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75649717",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0283\u00e6d\u0259\u028a/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0283\u00e6do\u028a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/shadow-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1648312",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a \"shadow\" of dryness behind them."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "That which looms as though a shadow.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed. The shadow of fear of my being outed always affects how I live my life. I lived in her shadow my whole life."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A small degree; a shade.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He did not give even a shadow of respect to the professor."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An imperfect and faint representation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He came back from war the shadow of a man."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(police) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "One who secretly or furtively follows another.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The constable was promoted to working as a shadow for the Royals."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An inseparable companion.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A spirit; a ghost; a shade.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.",
            "synonyms": [
              "umbra"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In Jungian psychology, an unconscious aspect of the personality.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "umbra"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To shade, cloud or darken.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To block light or radio transmission from.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To represent faintly and imperfectly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hide; to conceal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The human resources department has a shadow information technology group without headquarters knowledge."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The director has been giving shadow leadership to the other group's project to ensure its success."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The insurgents\u2019 shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shadow"
    ]
  }
]