squirrelled
Secretly tucked aside
Squirrelled is the past tense of squirrel, meaning to store or hide away for future use, like a squirrel caching nuts: She squirrelled away money in a savings account.
The doubled-L spelling is British; American English uses squirreled.
Both pronunciations exist: two syllables or three.
Stored in concealment
- cachedStored in hiding
- stockpiledAccumulated reserve supplies
- amassedGathered in abundance
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
collected · gathered · stored · saved · reserved · tucked away · put aside · laid away
Made invisible deliberately
- secretedHid or produced biologically
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- tuckedFolded or pushed in
- stowedPlaced away safely
cached · hidden away · locked away · put away · secured · safeguarded · vaulted · deposited
stashed
Stored in concealment
- cachedStored in hiding
- stockpiledAccumulated reserve supplies
- amassedGathered in abundance
accumulated · collected · gathered · stored · saved · reserved · tucked away · put aside · laid away · salted away
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
stowed · cached · hidden away · locked away · put away · secured · safeguarded · vaulted · deposited · archived
nuts
Seeds in shells
harvested · cached · buried · stored · winter stores · provisions · larder · nest · burrow · cheek pouches
squirrelledspent
Exhausted or disbursed
squandered · dissipated · distributed · dispersed · lavished
- squirrelled awaySecretly saved or hidden
- squirrelling awayStoring secretly for later