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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Four years before purchasing their Malibu hideaway, Gadot and Varsano purchased an enormous primary residence in the tony Beverly Crest community in Beverly Hills, records show.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
"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 • Feb. 2, 2026
Guerra, who goes by Coach Jon, is sending lobs across the net toward me and three other students at the Padel Courts, a hideaway just off Sunset Boulevard in Little Armenia.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
These hideaway cicadas are found only in the eastern United States and a few tiny other places.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024
Adina slipped into the jungle and ran for Taylor’s secret hideaway.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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