hideaway
Americannoun
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hideaways
plural
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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
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Etymology
Origin of hideaway
1870–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase (transitive) hide ( something ) away or (intransitive) hide away
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And so Kris heads out to Billy’s snowbound hideaway — which just so happens to be where the movie was shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
There is a Lego-themed hideaway room at one of the charity's Southampton flats, also in honour of Matthew.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
A quaint—and very quirky—California property that once served as music legend Dolly Parton’s private hideaway has returned to the market for just a hair under $2 million, just four years after it last changed hands.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Some children are more susceptible than others to the enchantment of a secret hideaway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
I went by a friend’s house instead of going directly back to my family’s rooftop hideaway.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
So-called “barkitecture” includes marble puppy spas, cat hideaways and dens built specifically for Fido.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The city of about 35,000 is part of L.A.’s affluent Westside, home to the Sunset Strip, and its area of 1.9 square miles is chock-full of swanky bars, dance clubs and celebrity hideaways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
While it is rare for members of Congress who are not in leadership roles to have offices in the Capitol building, Mrs Pelosi and Mr Hoyer had so-called hideaways as former Speaker and Majority Leader.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
Over the past five years, I've spent more hours than I wish to count exploring the subterranean hideaways and uncensored gathering spaces for some of the most unhinged communities on the Internet.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023
A century ago, no one at the Louvre even knew how many of these hideaways there were.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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