glare vs shade

glare

noun
  • An intense, blinding light. 

  • An angry or fierce stare. 

  • A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call. 

  • A viscous, transparent substance; glair. 

  • Showy brilliance; gaudiness. 

  • A smooth, bright, glassy surface. 

adj
  • smooth and bright or translucent; glary 

verb
  • To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid. 

  • To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light. 

  • To shine brightly. 

  • To stare angrily. 

shade

noun
  • Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. 

  • Something that blocks light, particularly in a window. 

  • A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint). 

  • An aspect that is reminiscent of something. 

  • A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning 

  • A ghost or specter; a spirit. 

  • A subtle variation in a concept. 

  • A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry. 

  • Subtle insults. 

  • A candle-shade. 

  • A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade. 

verb
  • To shield (someone or something) from light. 

  • To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible. 

  • To alter slightly. 

  • To move slightly from one's normal fielding position. 

  • To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color. 

  • To darken, particularly in drawing. 

  • To surpass by a narrow margin. 

  • To throw shade, to subtly insult someone. 

  • To shield oneself from light. 

How often have the words glare and shade occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )