11
hint(noun, verb, drop, show, touch)
10
obscurity(noun, shade, dark, darkness, silhouette)
10
cloud(noun, verb, cover, clear, shade)
10
eclipse(noun, verb, cover, clear, block)
10
obscure(verb, close, cover, clear, block)
10
overshadow(verb, cover, clear, obscure, confuse)
10
chase(verb, cover, follow, catch, lead)
10
intimation(noun, drop, show, mark, touch)
10
shelter(noun, verb, cover, shade, block)
9
dimness(noun, shade, dark, darkness, silhouette)
9
darken(verb, cover, light, obscure, confuse)
9
dusk(noun, shade, dark, darkness, silhouette)
9
shield(noun, verb, cover, shade, block)
9
veil(noun, verb, close, cover, shade)
8
adumbrate(verb, drop, close, cover, light)
8
adumbration(noun, shade, dark, obscurity, darkness)
8
hunt(verb, cover, follow, catch, lead)
8
specter(noun, shade, spirit, vision, soul)
8
spirit(noun, shade, soul, essence, supernatural)
8
suggestion(noun, drop, show, mark, touch)
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