(archaic) A tint measured from 0 to 10 on a scale for comparing different varieties of coal according to the amount of unburnt carbon in their smoke.

A small plastic sphere floated in large numbers on top of a reservoir, pool, etc. to slow evaporation, block sunlight, or deter birds from landing.

plural of shade ball

plural of shadow DOM

(web development) A portion of a Document Object Model that is not generally accessible and can therefore be used to encapsulate functionality.

Absence of shade.

plural of Shadean

(literature) A proponent of an interpretation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel Pale Fire according to which the character John Shade wrote not only the poem, but the commentary as well, having invented his own death and the character of Kinbote as a literary device.

A neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States

In an auction, the practice of bidding less than what one believes the goods are worth.