Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with shadow in American Collocation
shadow
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈʃædoʊ/
dark
dark
deep
dense
inky
murky
Just then the man emerged out of the dense shadows into the twilight.
frightening
eerie
ghostly
gloomy
ominous
sinister
The shadows are quite eerie.
long
long
The torch cast long shadows on the interior.
moving quickly
fleeting
A fleeting shadow passed the chinks in the wall.
cast
fling
project
throw
The autumn sun threw their shadows across the lawn beneath them.