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hideaway

[ hahyd-uh-wey ]
/ ˈhaɪd əˌweɪ /
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noun

a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
hideaway bed.

adjective

hidden; concealed; a hideaway compartment for luggage.

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Origin of hideaway

1870–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase (transitive) hide (something) away or (intransitive) hide away

Words nearby hideaway

hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hide, Hide-A-Bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hide nor hair, neither, hide one's face, hide one's head in the sand
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Words related to hideaway

hideout, lair, refuge, nest, den, retreat, hermitage, secluded

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British Dictionary definitions for hideaway

hideaway
/ (ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ) /

noun

a hiding place or secluded spot
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