concealment

noun

Definition of concealmentnext
1
as in hiding
the placing of something out of sight your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise

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2
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely

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  1. hideout
  2. lair
  3. secretion
  4. nest
Noun
  • While Portugal seems like a quiet oasis on the edge of the Atlantic, its glamorous casinos, hotels, and secret hideouts become the stage for a network of daring women spies, exchanging vital information that could turn the tide of the conflict.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The action hops from the streets of London to a monastery outside Ankara to Kraven’s Siberian taiga hideout, where Calypso puts her summer camp archery skills to good use with a crossbow.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hideout
Noun
  • But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • By October 1, the front yards around our home are fully transformed into graveyards, haunted houses, a witch's lair, or zombie central.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of lair
Noun
  • Restrictive periods of yo-yo dieting may increase cholesterol secretion into the bile, forming cholesterol crystals.
    Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The virus can spread through direct contact, the air and all body secretions, Speed said.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of secretion
Noun
  • The female will deposit eggs outside of the body, usually near the bottom of a body of water or in a nest built out of rocks and other sediment.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The South Asian American ethnic sub-genre also stands out for its take on family relations, which contrast with the typical narratives about heroines who fly the nest and learn to live independently.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of nest
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