hide
Keep from sight
Hide means to put or keep out of sight, or to conceal oneself: She hid the presents in the closet, He hid behind the curtain.
Extended uses involve concealment of non-physical things: hide your feelings, hide the truth.
A hide is also an animal skin, especially one used for leather.
To tan someone's hide is to beat them.
A hunter's hide (chiefly British) is a concealed shelter for watching wildlife.
Fur-bearing animal skin
- furAnimal body hair
- cowhideTanned bovine leather
- rawhideUntanned animal skin
- suedeBuffed leather underside
tanning · taxidermy · leather · buffalo · deer · elk · moose · trapper
Hidden reserve
- secreteRelease from cells
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- tuck awayConceal for later retrieval
- squirrel awayStore secretly for later
bury · cover · screen · obscure · mask · cloak · veil · shroud
Combine into mixture
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- crypticObscure in meaning
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- camoConcealment pattern, briefly
concealment · disguise · stealth · invisibility · ambush · cover · incognito · pattern
Place of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
safehouse · stronghold · lair · den · bolt-hole · asylum · harbor · escape
Living tissue under epidermis
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
- poresMinute dermal openings
- melaninNatural coloring compound
keratin · collagen · elastin · dermatology · tattoo · acne · eczema · psoriasis
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
discreet · confidential · classified · undisclosed · unrevealed · privy · hush-hush · off-the-record
Converting data into code
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- firewallNetwork access control system
password · data protection · incognito · GDPR · cybersecurity · non-disclosure · breach · sensitive
pelt
Fur-bearing animal skin
suede · tanning · taxidermy · leather · buffalo · deer · elk · moose · trapper · hunting
stash
Hidden reserve
squirrel away · bury · cover · screen · obscure · mask · cloak · veil · shroud · enshroud
blend
Combine into mixture
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- crypticObscure in meaning
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
camo · concealment · disguise · stealth · invisibility · ambush · cover · incognito · pattern · coloration
refuge
Place of safety
bunker · safehouse · stronghold · lair · den · bolt-hole · asylum · harbor · escape · fugitive
dermis
Living tissue under epidermis
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
- poresMinute dermal openings
melanin · keratin · collagen · elastin · dermatology · tattoo · acne · eczema · psoriasis · freckles
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
undercover · discreet · confidential · classified · undisclosed · unrevealed · privy · hush-hush · off-the-record · backdoor
encryption
Converting data into code
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- VPNEncrypted network connection
firewall · password · data protection · incognito · GDPR · cybersecurity · non-disclosure · breach · sensitive · identity
acre
Land area measurement
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- long vowel wordslong a, long e, long i, long o, long u
- irregular verbsbegin, began, begun, break, broke
- animal partsappendage, forelimb, hind leg, hind legs, hindlegs
- concealmentconceal, concealing, concealed, cloaking, cover up
- coveringscoating, covers, layer, coatings, skin
hideappear
Become perceptible to sight
emerge · materialize · show oneself · come out · surface
- hide and seekConcealment pursuit game
- hiding placeConcealed refuge location
- hidden awayStored out of view
- hidden treasureConcealed valuables awaiting discovery
- hidden agendaUndisclosed true purpose
- in hidingConcealed from searchers
hidden, hiding, hideous, hideout, hid, hides, hideaway, hider, unhidden