hide-and-seek
Find the concealed
Hide-and-seek is a children's game in which one player closes their eyes and counts while others hide, then searches for them.
The phrase extends to any situation involving evasion and pursuit: The fugitive played hide-and-seek with authorities for months.
Also spelled hide-and-go-seek.
Children's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- peekabooFace-hiding infant amusement
playdate · innocence · nursery · kindergarten · siblings · backyard · playtime · schoolyard
Act of hiding something
- crouchingBending low, knees bent
- closetBuilt-in storage chamber
- behindAt the rear
- underneathIn position below
curtains · tucked away · squeezed · quiet · stillness · breath-holding · wedged · secret spot
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
peekaboo · playdate · innocence · nursery · kindergarten · siblings · backyard · playtime · schoolyard · birthday party
concealment
Act of hiding something
underneath · curtains · tucked away · squeezed · quiet · stillness · breath-holding · wedged · secret spot · nook
counting
Determining quantity sequentially
tag · chase · freeze · rules · players · turns · blindfold · sardines · manhunt · kick-the-can
searching
Looking to find
listening · tracking · spotting · calling out · checking · scanning · prowling · gotcha · warm · cold
- playground gamestag, hopscotch, freeze, capture the flag, dodgeball
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- kids playplaytime, playing, board games, blocks, card games
hide-and-seektag
Identifier or classifier
chase · freeze tag · capture the flag · duck duck goose · sardines
hide-and-seekshow-and-tell
Classroom presentation activity
exhibition · display · performance · parade · spotlight
hide, seek, hidden, hiding, seeking, hideout, hides, hideaway, seeks