hideaway
Use Hideaway in a sentence
əˌweɪ noun
1.
a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
2.
adjective
3.
hidden; concealed; a hideaway compartment for luggage.
Origin:
1870–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase (transitive) hide (something) away or (intransitive) hide away
1870–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase (transitive) hide (something) away or (intransitive) hide away
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| —n | |
| a hiding place or secluded spot | |
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Hideaway
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
The couches and viewing gallery make for the perfect hideaway.
The facility has the look of a perfect hideaway from which to observe planets and stars.
They are located in a hideaway panel on top of each table.
The fly then completes its development using the ant's head as a safe hideaway.
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