hideaway
Americannoun
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a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge.
His hideaway is in the mountains.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of hideaway
1870–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase (transitive) hide ( something ) away or (intransitive) hide away
Example Sentences
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But even he would have to admit, I concluded as I stepped back at last to admire the completed hideaway, that a watchmaker’s hand and eye were worth something.
From Literature
The property is the epitome of privacy as it is surrounded by lush landscaping, offering the star the perfect hideaway from the spotlight.
From MarketWatch
At Pershing Square, for instance, sits her “Spike Cafe,” a mini tropical hideaway atop a parking garage sign where umbrellas and finger food props have become a prettier nesting spot for pigeons.
From Los Angeles Times
On our next visits to the creek, I started telling him stories I remembered, then bringing books to our hideaway.
From Literature
"We wanted somewhere that was isolated, where one of our characters, played by the wonderful Paul Chahidi has a hideaway in Wales where he uses to get away from the world," Cornwall said.
From BBC
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