We painted the room a cheerful shade of blue.

Meaning: We applied paint to the walls of the room, choosing a happy and optimistic variation of the blue color.

Choice of Words: Painted means to apply paint to a surface. Room is a space within a building enclosed by walls. Cheerful means happy or optimistic. Shade refers to a variation in color or darkness. Blue is a color. Putting them together, it means we applied paint to the walls of the room, choosing a happy and optimistic variation of the color blue.

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