| Main Entry: | hideout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hiding place |
Synonyms: |
cover, den, hideaway, refuge, safe house, safe place, sanctuary, shelter |
| Main Entry: | asylum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge |
Synonyms: |
cover, den, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, ivory tower, port, preserve, refuge, retreat, safe house, safety, sanctuary, security, shelter |
| Main Entry: | cache |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hidden supply |
Synonyms: |
accumulation, assets, drop, drop joint, drop-off, fund, hideout, hiding place, hoard, kitty, nest egg, plant, repository, reserve, shade, stake, stash, stockpile, store, storehouse, supplies, treasure, treasury, wealth |
| Main Entry: | concealment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hiding, secrecy |
Synonyms: |
beard, blind, camouflage, cover, cover-up, covering, curtain, disguise, dissimulation, fig leaf, front, hide-out, hideaway, laundromat, mask, obliteration, obscuration, occultation, privacy, red herring, secretion, smoke screen, veil, wraps |
Antonyms: |
disclosure, divulgence, exposition, revelation, showing, telling |
| Main Entry: | corner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | niche |
Synonyms: |
angle, cavity, compartment, cranny, hide-out, hideaway, hole, indentation, nook, recess, retreat |
| Main Entry: | den |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cavern, hideaway |
Synonyms: |
atelier, burrow, cave, cloister, couch, cubbyhole, haunt, hideout, hole, hotbed, lair, lodge, nest, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter, snuggery, study |
| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where a human lives |
Synonyms: |
abode, address, apartment, asylum, boarding house, bungalow, cabin, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, cottage, crash pad, diggings, digs, domicile, dormitory, dump*, dwelling, farm, fireside, flat, habitation, hangout, haunt, hearth, hideout, hole in the wall, home plate, homestead, hospital, house, hut, joint*, living quarters, manor, mansion, nest*, orphanage, pad, palace, parking place, place, residence, resort, roof*, rooming house, roost, shanty, shelter, trailer, turf, villa, where the hat is |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
Antonyms: |
office |
| Main Entry: | nook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | corner, cubbyhole |
Synonyms: |
alcove, byplace, cavity, compartment, cranny, crevice, den, hideout, hole, inglenook, niche, opening, quoin, recess, retreat |
| Main Entry: | pad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dwelling, room |
Synonyms: |
abode, coop, crib*, digs, hangout, hideout, hive, house, layout*, lodging, quarters, residence, residency, setup |
| Main Entry: | refuge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place to hide, have privacy |
Synonyms: |
ambush, anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, den, escape, exit, expedient, fortress, harbor, harborage, haven, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, hole, home, immunity, ivory tower, makeshift, opening, outlet, port, preserve, protection, recourse, resort, resource, retreat, safe place, sanctuary, security, shelter, shield, stopgap, stronghold, way out |