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pelt
(Now Rare) The act of pelting
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  1. (Now Rare) The act of pelting
  2. A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.
  3. The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
fell
(Mining) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.
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  1. (Mining) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.
  2. (Chiefly British) An upland stretch of open country; a moor.
  3. The trees cut down in one season
rawhide
The untanned hide of cattle or other animals.
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  1. The untanned hide of cattle or other animals.
  2. Untanned hide.
  3. A whip or rope made of rawhide.
pigskin
The skin of a pig
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  1. The skin of a pig
  2. (Informal) A saddle.
  3. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
chamois
A small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus, having straight horns with the tips bent backward
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  1. A small goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) of the mountains of Europe and the Caucasus, having straight horns with the tips bent backward
  2. Either of two species of agile goat antelopes (Rupicapra rupicapra or R. pyrenaica) of mountainous regions of Europe and western Asia, having upright horns with backward-hooked tips.
  3. A piece of such leather or of a fabric or material made to resemble it, used as a polishing or drying cloth or in shirts.
shammy
Chamois
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  1. Chamois
  2. Chamois leather
  3. A cloth made of this leather
bearskin
A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
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  1. A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
  2. Something, such as a rug, made from the skin of a bear.
  3. A tall military hat made of black fur.
goatskin
The skin of a goat
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  1. The skin of a goat
  2. (Ireland, colloquial) a bodhran drum.
  3. A liquid container (especially of wine or water) made from goat leather.
jacket
A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat (US)
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  1. A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat ; coat (US)
  2. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  3. Sport jacket
integument
The membrane, capsule, skin, or other covering of any body or part.
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  1. The membrane, capsule, skin, or other covering of any body or part.
  2. A natural outer covering of the body or of a plant, including skin, shell, hide, husk, or rind
  3. A natural outer covering of an animal or plant or of one of its parts, such as skin, a shell, or the part of a plant ovule that develops into a seed coat.
sheepskin
The skin of a sheep, esp. one dressed with the fleece on it, as for a coat
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  1. The skin of a sheep, esp. one dressed with the fleece on it, as for a coat
  2. Parchment or leather made from the skin of a sheep: the parchment is often used for documents, as diplomas
  3. The skin of a sheep either tanned with the fleece left on or in the form of leather or parchment.
sealskin
The pelt or fur, especially the underfur, of a seal.
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  1. The pelt or fur, especially the underfur, of a seal.
  2. The skin or pelt of the fur seal, esp. with the coarse outer hair removed and the soft undercoat dyed dark-brown or black
  3. An item of clothing made from sealskin (whether real or imitation).
snakeskin
The skin of a snake
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  1. The skin of a snake
  2. The skin of a snake, especially when prepared as leather.
  3. Leather made from this
calfskin
The skin of a calf
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  1. The skin of a calf
  2. The hide of a calf.
  3. Soft, flexible leather made from this
integument
The membrane, capsule, skin, or other covering of any body or part.
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  1. The membrane, capsule, skin, or other covering of any body or part.
  2. A natural outer covering of the body or of a plant, including skin, shell, hide, husk, or rind
  3. (Botany) The outermost layer or layers of an ovule.
epidermis
The outer layer of cells of the stems, roots, and leaves of plants. In most plants, the epidermis is a single layer of cells set close together to protect the plant from water loss, invasion by fungi, and physical damage. The epidermis that is exposed to air is covered with a protective substance called cuticle.
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  1. The outer layer of cells of the stems, roots, and leaves of plants. In most plants, the epidermis is a single layer of cells set close together to protect the plant from water loss, invasion by fungi, and physical damage. The epidermis that is exposed to air is covered with a protective substance called cuticle.
  2. The outer, protective, nonvascular layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis.
  3. The outermost layer of cells covering seed plants and ferns
pellicle
(Zool.) A thin nonliving membrane secreted by animal cells, as the envelope covering many protozoans
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  1. (Zool.) A thin nonliving membrane secreted by animal cells, as the envelope covering many protozoans
  2. A thin skin or film, as on a photographic emulsion or on a liquid
conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
  2. To put out of sight; hide
shroud
To wrap (a corpse) in burial clothing.
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  1. To wrap (a corpse) in burial clothing.
  2. (Archaic) To shelter and protect
  3. To take cover; find shelter.
curtain
To provide or decorate with a curtain
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  1. To provide or decorate with a curtain
  2. To provide (something) with a curtain or curtains.
  3. To cover, conceal, or shut off as with a curtain
veil
To cover with or as with a veil
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  1. To cover with or as with a veil
  2. A membranous covering or part, especially a membrane surrounding the young mushrooms of certain basidiomycete fungi. In some species the membrane (called a partial veil ) extends only from the stalk to the cap. As the cap expands, the veil breaks, leaving a ring called an annulus on the stalk and often scalelike pieces on the cap. These veil remnants are important for identifying species of mushrooms.
  3. To conceal, hide, disguise, screen, obscure, etc.
camouflage
Protective coloring or another feature that conceals an animal and enables it to blend into its surroundings.
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  1. Protective coloring or another feature that conceals an animal and enables it to blend into its surroundings.
  2. To disguise (a thing or person) in order to conceal
  3. To conceal by the use of camouflage.
cover
To have as one's territory or sphere of work:
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  1. To have as one's territory or sphere of work:
  2. To hide or screen from view or knowledge; conceal. Often used with up:
  3. In commercial law, to buy, or the purchase of, goods on the open market that are similar to those that a seller of such goods had promised, but failed, to deliver. Under the Uniform Commercial Code, the buyer is entitled from the seller the difference between the cost of the substituted goods and the original contract price if the buyer acted in good faith and without unreasonable delay when obtaining the substituted goods.
mask
To cover with a protective mask.
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  1. To cover with a protective mask.
  2. To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise:
  3. To cover (the face, for example) with a decorative or protective mask.
cloak
To conceal; hide
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  1. To conceal; hide
  2. To cover with or as with a cloak
  3. To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:
ensconce
To place in a secure environment.
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  1. To place in a secure environment.
  2. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably:
  3. (Now Rare) To hide; conceal; shelter
screen
To show or project (a movie, for example) on a screen.
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  1. To show or project (a movie, for example) on a screen.
  2. To process a group of people in order to select or separate certain individuals from it.
  3. To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
adumbrate
To overshadow; shadow or obscure.
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  1. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.
  2. To suggest beforehand; foreshadow in a vague way
  3. To give a sketchy outline of.
blot out
To make indecipherable; to obliterate
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  1. To make indecipherable; to obliterate
  2. To obscure.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.
reserve
To book in advance; to make a reservation.
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  1. To book in advance; to make a reservation.
  2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use:
  3. To keep in store for future or special use.
bury
To put (oneself) deeply into; plunge; immerse
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  1. To put (oneself) deeply into; plunge; immerse
  2. To place in the ground; cover with earth:
  3. To put (a dead body) into the earth, a tomb, or the sea, usually in a ceremonial manner; inter
suppress
To end, prohibit, or keep something from being known, heard, discussed, or seen. To end, prohibit, or keep something from being known, heard, discussed, or seen.
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  1. To end, prohibit, or keep something from being known, heard, discussed, or seen. To end, prohibit, or keep something from being known, heard, discussed, or seen.
  2. To keep from appearing or being known, published, etc.
  3. To check or stop (a natural flow, secretion, or excretion)
withhold
To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
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  1. To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
  2. To refrain from granting, permitting, etc.; refuse
  3. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
stifle
To kill by cutting off the supply of air from; suffocate; smother; choke
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  1. To kill by cutting off the supply of air from; suffocate; smother; choke
  2. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  3. To suppress or repress; hold back; check, stop, inhibit, etc.
shield
A large geographic area where rocks of a continent's craton (the ancient, relatively undisturbed portion of a continental plate) are visible at the surface. A shield is often surrounded by platforms covered with sediment.
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  1. A large geographic area where rocks of a continent's craton (the ancient, relatively undisturbed portion of a continental plate) are visible at the surface. A shield is often surrounded by platforms covered with sediment.
  2. A wall or housing of an absorbing material, such as concrete or lead, built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation.
  3. A structure or arrangement of metal plates or mesh designed to protect a piece of electronic equipment from electrostatic or magnetic interference.
shade
To protect or screen from light or heat
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  1. To protect or screen from light or heat
  2. To change, move, or vary slightly or by degrees
  3. To pass from one quality, color, or thing to another by very slight changes or degrees.
eclipse
To surpass; outshine:
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  1. To surpass; outshine:
  2. To make seem less brilliant, famous, etc. by being even more so; overshadow; outshine; surpass
  3. The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by another. An eclipse of the Sun or Moon occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned. &diamf3; In a solar eclipse the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth. During a total solar eclipse the disk of the Moon fully covers that of the Sun, and only the Sun's corona is visible. &diamf3; An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon is farthest in its orbit from the Earth so that its disk does not fully cover that of the Sun, and part of the Sun's photosphere is visible as a ring around the Moon. &diamf3; In a lunar eclipse all or a part of the Moon's disk enters the umbra of the Earth's shadow and is no longer illuminated by the Sun. Lunar eclipses occur only during a full moon, when the Moon is directly opposite the Sun.
lock up
(Intransitive, computing) to cease responding, to freeze
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  1. (Intransitive, computing) to cease responding, to freeze
  2. To invest in something long term
  3. (Intransitive, mechanics) to stop moving, to seize
confuse
(--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
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  1. (--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
  2. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:
hold back
(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
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  1. (Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
  2. (Idiomatic) to contain; stop
keep-from
To protect or preserve from.
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  1. To protect or preserve from.
  2. To prevent or restrain (oneself or another); refrain or cause refrain.
secrete
To put or keep in a secret place; hide; conceal
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  1. To put or keep in a secret place; hide; conceal
  2. To form and release (a specified secretion), as a gland does
  3. To produce and discharge a substance, especially from the cells of specialized glands. For example, the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin.
dissemble
To conceal under a false appearance; disguise
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  1. To conceal under a false appearance; disguise
  2. To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
  3. To conceal the truth, or one's true feelings, motives, etc., by pretense; behave hypocritically
smuggle
To practice smuggling; be a smuggler
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  1. To practice smuggling; be a smuggler
  2. To bring, take, carry, etc. secretly or stealthily
  3. To bring into a country (an item) secretively and intentionally without declaring the item to customs officials and paying the associated duties or taxes on it, in violation of the law.
cache
An area of computer memory devoted to the high-speed retrieval of frequently used or requested data.
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  1. An area of computer memory devoted to the high-speed retrieval of frequently used or requested data.
  2. To hide or store in a cache
harbor
To live or exist
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  1. To live or exist
  2. To give shelter to:
  3. To provide a place, home, or habitat for:
overlay
To embellish superficially:
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  1. To embellish superficially:
  2. To create (a new area code) having the same boundaries as another:
  3. To lay, or spread, something over or across; to cover.
shadow
To shelter; protect
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  1. To shelter; protect
  2. To follow, especially in secret; trail.
  3. To stay close to or follow, esp. in secret, so as to observe the movements and activities of
entomb
To be a tomb for
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  1. To be a tomb for
  2. To place in a tomb or grave; bury
  3. To serve as a tomb for.
stow-away
To stow or secure in a safe place.
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  1. To stow or secure in a safe place.
  2. (Intransitive) To obtain passage (on a ship or similar vehicle) by secreting oneself inside before departure.
protect
To swing at a pitch so as to give (a base runner) a better chance of advancing.
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  1. To swing at a pitch so as to give (a base runner) a better chance of advancing.
  2. To keep from being subjected to difficulty or unpleasantness:
  3. (Baseball) To swing at a pitch near (home plate) in order to avoid being called out on strikes.
couch
To put in specific or particular words; phrase; express
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  1. To put in specific or particular words; phrase; express
  2. (Surgery) To remove (a cataract) by using a needle to push down the crystalline lens of the eye
  3. To phrase in a particular style, to use specific wording for.
hoard
To amass, usually for one's personal collection.
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  1. To amass, usually for one's personal collection.
  2. To accumulate as much of (something) as one can, as when fearing a shortage.
  3. To accumulate and store away money, goods, or other valued items
store
(Comput.) To put or keep (information) on a disk, tape, etc.
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  1. (Comput.) To put or keep (information) on a disk, tape, etc.
  2. (Computers) To copy (data) into memory or onto a storage device, such as a hard disk.
  3. To reserve or put away for future use.
seclude
To make private or hidden; screen
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  1. To make private or hidden; screen
  2. To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw from society or into solitude: as, to seclude oneself from the world.
  3. To set or keep apart, as from social contact with others.
closet
To hide (someone or something)
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  1. To hide (someone or something)
  2. To shut up in a private room for confidential discussion
inter
To place in a grave or tomb; bury.
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  1. To place in a grave or tomb; bury.
  2. A prefix meaning “between” or “among,” as in interplanetary, located between planets.
  3. To put (a dead body) into a grave or tomb; bury
hush
To be or become silent or still.
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  1. To be or become silent or still.
  2. To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
  3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
darken
To give a darker hue to.
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  1. To give a darker hue to.
  2. To become dark or darker.
  3. To render vague or uncertain; obscure:
obscure
To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from:
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  1. To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from:
  2. To make difficult to discern mentally or understand:
  3. (Linguistics) To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).
wrap
To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten:
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  1. To enclose, especially in paper, and fasten:
  2. To put on warm clothing. Usually used with up.
  3. To cover by this means
shelter
To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
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  1. To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
  2. To take cover; find refuge:
  3. To provide cover or protection for:
envelop
To surround:
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  1. To surround:
  2. To conceal; hide
  3. To wrap up; cover completely
plant
To establish; found:
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  1. To establish; found:
  2. Any of a wide variety of multicellular eukaryotic organisms, belonging to the kingdom Plantae and including the bryophytes and vascular plants. Plant cells have cell walls made of cellulose. Except for a few specialized symbionts, plants have chlorophyll and manufacture their own food through photosynthesis. Most plants grow in a fixed location and reproduce sexually, showing an alternation of generations between a diploid stage (with each cell having two sets of chromosomes) and haploid stage (with each cell having one set of chromosomes) in their life cycle. The first fossil plants date from the Silurian period. Formerly the algae, slime molds, dinoflagellates, and fungi, among other groups, were classified as plants, but now these are considered to belong to other kingdoms.
  3. To station (a person) for the purpose of functioning in secret, as by observing, spying, or influencing behavior:
sink
To reduce in quantity or worth:
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  1. To reduce in quantity or worth:
  2. To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered
  3. To descend to the bottom of a body of water or other liquid:
salt away
(Idiomatic) To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.
drop
To move or descend from one height or level to another:
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  1. To move or descend from one height or level to another:
  2. To airdrop (supplies, for example).
  3. To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.
dump
To print out (data in a computer memory)
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  1. To print out (data in a computer memory)
  2. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle:
  3. (Computers) To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.
sneak
To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
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  1. To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
  2. To move quietly and stealthily so as to avoid being seen or heard; go furtively
  3. To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner:
prowl
To roam about furtively, as in search of prey or loot
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  1. To roam about furtively, as in search of prey or loot
  2. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder:
  3. To rove furtively or with predatory intent:
hermitize
To isolate oneself; to become a hermit
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  1. To isolate oneself; to become a hermit
burrow
To live or hide in or as in a burrow
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  1. To live or hide in or as in a burrow
  2. To hide or shelter in or as in a burrow
  3. (Archaic) To hide in or as if in a burrow.
skulk
(Chiefly Brit.) To avoid work or responsibility; shirk; malinger
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  1. (Chiefly Brit.) To avoid work or responsibility; shirk; malinger
  2. To conceal oneself; to hide
  3. To move or lurk about in a stealthy, craven, or sinister manner; slink
hibernate
To be in a dormant or torpid state during a cold period, especially during the winter.
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  1. To be in a dormant or torpid state during a cold period, especially during the winter.
rusticate
To cut or shape (masonry blocks) with deep-set joints and a rough-hewn face.
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  1. To cut or shape (masonry blocks) with deep-set joints and a rough-hewn face.
  2. To go to the country
  3. To send to, or cause to live or stay in, the country
lurk
To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
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  1. To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.
  2. To move furtively
  3. To stay hidden, ready to spring out, attack, etc.; lie in wait
duck
(Slang) To move (in or out) quickly
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  1. (Slang) To move (in or out) quickly
  2. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
  3. To move swiftly, especially so as to escape being seen:
bury
To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation.
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  1. To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation.
  2. To place in the ground; cover with earth:
  3. To put (a dead body) into the earth, a tomb, or the sea, usually in a ceremonial manner; inter
cache
To hide or store in a cache
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  1. To hide or store in a cache
  2. An area of computer memory devoted to the high-speed retrieval of frequently used or requested data.
conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
  2. To put out of sight; hide
ensconce
To place in a secure environment.
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  1. To place in a secure environment.
  2. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably:
  3. (Now Rare) To hide; conceal; shelter
occult
(Astron.) To hide by occultation
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  1. (Astron.) To hide by occultation
  2. To become concealed or extinguished at regular intervals:
  3. To hide or become hidden from view
secrete
To put or keep in a secret place; hide; conceal
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  1. To put or keep in a secret place; hide; conceal
  2. To form and release (a specified secretion), as a gland does
  3. To produce and discharge a substance, especially from the cells of specialized glands. For example, the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin.
plant
To place seeds or young plants in (land); sow:
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  1. To place seeds or young plants in (land); sow:
  2. Any of a wide variety of multicellular eukaryotic organisms, belonging to the kingdom Plantae and including the bryophytes and vascular plants. Plant cells have cell walls made of cellulose. Except for a few specialized symbionts, plants have chlorophyll and manufacture their own food through photosynthesis. Most plants grow in a fixed location and reproduce sexually, showing an alternation of generations between a diploid stage (with each cell having two sets of chromosomes) and haploid stage (with each cell having one set of chromosomes) in their life cycle. The first fossil plants date from the Silurian period. Formerly the algae, slime molds, dinoflagellates, and fungi, among other groups, were classified as plants, but now these are considered to belong to other kingdoms.
  3. To establish; found:
stash
To put or hide away (money, valuables, etc.) in a secret or safe place, as for future use
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  1. To put or hide away (money, valuables, etc.) in a secret or safe place, as for future use
cloak
To conceal; hide
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  1. To conceal; hide
  2. To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:
  3. To cover with or as with a cloak
conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
  2. To put out of sight; hide
cover
To put a cover or covering on:
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  1. To put a cover or covering on:
  2. To defend (a position or area):
  3. To record or perform a cover of
enshroud
To cover with or as if with a shroud:
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  1. To cover with or as if with a shroud:
  2. To cover with (as if with) a shroud
hush
To be or become silent or still.
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  1. To be or become silent or still.
  2. To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
  3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up :
mask
To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise:
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  1. To cover in order to conceal, protect, or disguise:
  2. To cover (the face, for example) with a decorative or protective mask.
  3. To conceal or cover with or as with a mask
shroud
(Archaic) To shelter and protect
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  1. (Archaic) To shelter and protect
  2. To hide from view; cover; screen
  3. To take cover; find shelter.
veil
A membranous covering or part, especially a membrane surrounding the young mushrooms of certain basidiomycete fungi. In some species the membrane (called a partial veil ) extends only from the stalk to the cap. As the cap expands, the veil breaks, leaving a ring called an annulus on the stalk and often scalelike pieces on the cap. These veil remnants are important for identifying species of mushrooms.
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  1. A membranous covering or part, especially a membrane surrounding the young mushrooms of certain basidiomycete fungi. In some species the membrane (called a partial veil ) extends only from the stalk to the cap. As the cap expands, the veil breaks, leaving a ring called an annulus on the stalk and often scalelike pieces on the cap. These veil remnants are important for identifying species of mushrooms.
  2. To cover with or as if with a veil:
  3. To cover with or as with a veil
obscure
To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from:
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  1. To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from:
  2. To make less conspicuous; overshadow
  3. (Linguistics) To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).
submerge
To go under or as if under water.
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  1. To go under or as if under water.
  2. To place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.
  3. To cause to sink below a decent level of life
block
To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct:
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  1. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct:
  2. (Sports) To block an opponent
  3. To shape, mold, or form with or on a block:
conceal
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
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  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
  2. To put out of sight; hide
obscure
To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from:
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  1. To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from:
  2. To make difficult to discern mentally or understand:
  3. (Linguistics) To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).
obstruct
To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).
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  1. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).
  2. To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
  3. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
screen
To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
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  1. To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen.
  2. To separate, conceal, shelter, or protect, with or as with a screen
  3. To provide with a screen or screens:
shroud
To wrap (a corpse) in burial clothing.
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  1. To wrap (a corpse) in burial clothing.
  2. To take cover; find shelter.
  3. To hide from view; cover; screen
fell
(Chiefly British) An upland stretch of open country; a moor.
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  1. (Chiefly British) An upland stretch of open country; a moor.
  2. A thin membrane directly beneath the hide.
  3. The timber cut down in one season.
fur
A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.
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  1. A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.
  2. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of certain mammals.
  3. A furlike coating:
jacket
A coat extending to the waist or hips, usually with long sleeves
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  1. A coat extending to the waist or hips, usually with long sleeves
  2. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
  3. Sport jacket
pelt
(Now Rare) The act of pelting
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  1. (Now Rare) The act of pelting
  2. A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.
  3. The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
beat
To fall in torrents:
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  1. To fall in torrents:
  2. To emit sound when struck:
  3. To shape or break by repeated blows; forge:
flog
(Informal) To actively promote or deal in
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  1. (Informal) To actively promote or deal in
  2. To beat severely with a whip or rod.
  3. To beat with a strap, stick, whip, etc., esp. as punishment
lash
To move quickly or violently; switch
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  1. To move quickly or violently; switch
  2. To swing or move quickly or angrily; switch
  3. To fasten or tie with a rope, etc.
thrash
To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
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  1. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
  2. To move or toss about violently, flinging the arms, legs, etc. about wildly or vigorously
  3. To move wildly or violently:
whip
To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.
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  1. To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.
  2. (Informal) To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner:
  3. To strike, as with a strap or rod; lash; beat
trim
In a trim manner.
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  1. In a trim manner.
  2. To decorate, especially by adding a border or contrasting element:
  3. (Informal) To thrash; beat.
lick
(Informal) To whip; thrash
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  1. (Informal) To whip; thrash
  2. To bring into a certain condition by passing the tongue over
  3. (Slang) To beat or thrash.

Synonym Study

  • Bury implies a covering for, or as if for, concealment to bury treasure, they were buried in paperwork
  • Secrete and cache suggest a careful hiding in a secret place they secreted, or cached, the loot in the cellar, but cache now often refers merely to a storing for safekeeping let's cache our supplies in the cave
  • Conceal , a somewhat formal equivalent for hide , more often connotes intent to conceal one's face, motives, etc.
  • Hide , the general word, refers to the putting of something in a place where it will not easily be seen or found the view is hidden by the billboard
Find another word for hide. In this page you can discover 186 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hide, like: pelt, fell, rawhide, pigskin, chamois, shammy, bearskin, goatskin, jacket, integument and sheepskin.

Sentence Examples

  • Carmen tried to hide her surprise.

  • You hide everything that is lovely.

  • What are you going to hide from me that I haven't already seen?

  • He did nothing but hide the truth from you.

  • My heart fell, knowing the session I'd left behind was over and with it, our final attempt to locate Grasso's hide away.

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