squirreled away
Hidden for later
To squirrel away is to hide or store something for future use, like a squirrel hoarding nuts: She squirreled away a little money each month.
The past tense works as an adjective for things already hidden: squirreled-away savings, cash squirreled away in a shoebox.
The spelling squirrelled is British.
- stashedStored in concealment
- secretedHid or produced biologically
- keptDidn't give away
- safeguardedKept from harm
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
saving up · set aside · cached · reserves · safety net · concealed · secret stash · banked · hoarded · rainy day fund · hidden · nest egg · piggy bank · foraging · stockpiled · holed up · prepared · cloaked
squirreled awayspent
Exhausted or disbursed
splurged · blown · frittered away · squandered · used up
squirreled awaydisplayed
Presented for observation
flaunted · exposed · revealed · exhibited · showed off
squirreled awayshared
Held in common
given away · distributed · gave away · donated · handed out