hides
Keeps from view
Hides covers two unrelated words.
One is the verb hide—to conceal or keep secret: She hides her feelings well.
What's hidden is out of sight or knowledge.
A hiding place conceals; to hide out is to stay concealed.
The other word is the skin of an animal, especially when removed for leather: buffalo hides, cowhide.
To tan someone's hide is to beat them.
Fur-bearing animal skin
goatskin · buffalo · deerskin · buckskin · calfskin · sheepskin · horsehide · moose
Face-worn concealment
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- veilFabric that obscures
- obscureUnknown to most
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
cover · screen · bury · eclipse · obfuscate · secrete · stash · smuggle
Leather-making facility
- suedeBuffed leather underside
- nubuckSanded cowhide with nap
- full-grainLeather with intact surface
- top-grainBuffed leather surface layer
aniline · chamois · pebbled · embossed · patina · saddlery · upholstery · harness
Freedom from observation
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
furtive · incognito · espionage · surreptitious · discretion · classified · stealth · cloak-and-dagger
Place of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
den · nest · warren · bolt-hole · retreat · cover · covert · thicket
Concealment pattern, briefly
- ghillieScottish outdoor servant
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- invisibilityState of being unseen
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
cryptic · adaptive · pattern · concealment · mimicry · disruptive · dazzle · countershading
pelt
Fur-bearing animal skin
pigskin · goatskin · buffalo · deerskin · buckskin · calfskin · sheepskin · horsehide · moose · elk
mask
Face-worn concealment
shroud · cover · screen · bury · eclipse · obfuscate · secrete · stash · smuggle · cache
tannery
Leather-making facility
- suedeBuffed leather underside
- nubuckSanded cowhide with nap
- full-grainLeather with intact surface
top-grain · aniline · chamois · pebbled · embossed · patina · saddlery · upholstery · harness · boots
privacy
Freedom from observation
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
undercover · furtive · incognito · espionage · surreptitious · discretion · classified · stealth · cloak-and-dagger · whisper
refuge
Place of safety
burrow · den · nest · warren · bolt-hole · retreat · cover · covert · thicket · undergrowth
camo
Concealment pattern, briefly
- ghillieScottish outdoor servant
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- invisibilityState of being unseen
chameleon · cryptic · adaptive · pattern · concealment · mimicry · disruptive · dazzle · countershading · forest
- Bronze Age tradebarter, caravans, ingots, tin, copper
- indigenous lifewaysthree sisters, tribal customs, pemmican, wild rice, fishing practices
- taxidermyglass eyes, specimens, specimen, manikins, mounting
- animal featuresbeaks, scales, antlers, fur, ears
- animal productswool, leather, pelt, fur, feather
- birdwatchingbirders, birdwatchers, ornithologists, binoculars, field guides
- 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
hide, hidden, hiding, hideout, hid, hideaway, hider, unhidden, hidebound