paint vs shade

paint and shade both are nouns.

paint and shade both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paint	Yes	No	Yes	No
shade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shade is a hyponym of paint; that is, shade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than paint:

paint: make a painting
shade: represent the effect of shade or shadow on

Other hyponyms of paint include finger-paint, stipple, bodypaint, fresco, distemper, charge, fill in, stipple, watercolor, watercolour.

paint (noun)	shade (noun)
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating	protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks	a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court	a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
	a mental representation of some haunting experience
	a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
	a slight amount or degree of difference
	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
	a position of relative inferiority

paint (verb)	shade (verb)
apply paint to; coat with paint	pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil	vary slightly
make a painting of	protect from light, heat, or view
make a painting	represent the effect of shade or shadow on
	cast a shadow over

Difference between paint and shade

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