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hide⋅a⋅way

[hahyd-uh-wey]
–noun
1. a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
2. hideaway bed.
–adjective
3. hidden; concealed; a hideaway compartment for luggage.

Origin:
1870–75; n., adj. use of v. phrase (transit.) hide (something) away or (intransit.) hide away
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hide·a·way   (hīd'ə-wā')   
n.  
  1. A place of concealment; a hideout.

  2. A secluded or isolated place.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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