shadow
noun
[ ˈʃadəʊ ]
• a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
• "trees cast long shadows"
• used in reference to proximity, ominous oppressiveness, or sadness and gloom.
• "the shadow of war fell across Europe"
• an inseparable attendant or companion.
• "her faithful shadow, a Yorkshire terrier called Heathcliffe"
Similar:
constant companion,
inseparable companion,
alter ego,
second self,
Siamese twin,
close friend,
bosom friend,
intimate,
bosom pal,
fidus Achates,
• short for eyeshadow.
shadow
verb
• envelop in shadow; cast a shadow over.
• "the market is shadowed by St Margaret's church"
• follow and observe (someone) closely and secretly.
• "he had been up all night shadowing a team of poachers"
Similar:
follow,
trail,
track,
dog someone's footsteps,
keep watch on,
stalk,
pursue,
hunt,
tail,
keep tabs on,
keep a tab on,
Origin:
Old English scead(u)we (noun), oblique case of sceadu (see shade), sceadwian ‘screen or shield from attack’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaduw and German Schatten (nouns), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek skotos ‘darkness’.
