| Main Entry: | hide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conceal; remain unseen |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, blot out, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, dissemble, ditch, duck, eclipse, ensconce, go into hiding, go underground, harbor, hold back, hole up, hush up, keep from, keep secret, lie low, lock up, mask, not give away, not tell, obscure, plant, protect, put out of the way, reserve, salt away, screen, secrete, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, smuggle, squirrel, stash, stifle, stow away, suppress, take cover, tuck away, veil, withhold |
| Notes: | skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals |
Antonyms: |
bare, disclose, divulge, exhibit, expose, lay bare, let out, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover, unmask |
| Main Entry: | hiding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concealing |
Synonyms: |
cloaking, covering, going underground, masking, out of sight, screening, suppressing, veiling |
Antonyms: |
in plain view, obvious |
| Main Entry: | ambush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lying in wait; concealed position |
Synonyms: |
ambuscade, ambushment, camouflage, concealment, deception, hiding, hiding place, lurking, pitfall, shelter, trap, trick*, waiting, waylaying |
| Main Entry: | ambush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in wait; attack |
Synonyms: |
ambuscade, assail, assault, box in, bushwhack, decoy, dry gulch, ensnare, entrap, hem in, hide, hook*, jap, jump, lay for, lurk, net, set trap, surprise, surround, trap, wait, waylay |
| Main Entry: | avoid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refrain or stay away from; prevent |
Synonyms: |
abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out, fend off, flee, give the slip, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay low, obviate, recoil, run for cover, shake, shake and bake, shake off, shirk, shrink from, shuffle off, shun, shy, sidestep, skip out on, skip town, skip*, skirt, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off, weave, withdraw |
| Notes: | avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun' |
Antonyms: |
face, meet, seek, want |
| Main Entry: | belie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive |
Synonyms: |
color, conceal, disguise, distort, falsify, garble, give the lie to, gloss over, hide, miscolor, mislead, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, trump up, twist, warp |
Antonyms: |
be honest |
| Main Entry: | blanket |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cover |
Synonyms: |
bury, cloak, cloud, coat, conceal, crown, eclipse, envelop, hide, mask, obscure, overcast, overlay, overspread, suppress, surround |
Antonyms: |
lay bare, uncover |
| Main Entry: | block out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to forget |
Synonyms: |
close, conceal, cover, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud, shut off, shut out |
Antonyms: |
recall, remember |
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conceal, cover |
Synonyms: |
cache, cover up, ensconce, enshroud, hide, occult, plant, screen, secrete, shroud, stash, stow away |
Antonyms: |
dig out, reveal, uncover |
| Main Entry: | camouflage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disguise, cover |
Synonyms: |
beard, becloud, befog, cloak, conceal, cover up, deceive, dim, dissemble, dissimulate, dress up, hide, mask, obfuscate, obscure, screen, throw on makeup, veil |
Antonyms: |
reveal, show, uncover |