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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. hide one's head in the sand,
  2. hide one's light under a bushel,
  3. hide out,
  4. hide-a-bed,
  5. hide-and-seek,
  6. hideaway bed,
  7. hidebound,
  8. hideosity,
  9. hideous,
  10. hideously

Origin of hideaway

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

hideaway

/ (ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ) /

noun

a hiding place or secluded spot
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Word Origin and History for hideaway

hideaway

n.

"small, secluded restaurant, etc.," 1929, from hide (v.1) + away. Earlier it meant "a fugitive person" (1871).

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