concealment

noun

Definition of concealmentnext
1
as in hiding
the placing of something out of sight your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise

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2
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely

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  1. hideout
  2. lair
  3. secretion
  4. nest
Noun
  • Meanwhile on Wednesday, Israel deployed more troops in its ground assault on southern Lebanon, designed to destroy Hezbollah tunnels and hideouts so as to make northern Israel safe again for residents who were evacuated a year ago because of Hezbollah rocket fire.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The hideouts are intended to give a little bit of normalcy to troops very close to the front lines.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of hideout
Noun
  • From recreating the original wizard’s lair to designing Justin Russo’s new home, take an exclusive look at the sets for the highly anticipated ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ reboot.
    Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The Phantom and Norma are both attention-hungry spiders in glittering lairs; both are fantasists whose faces, either twisted or simply aging, become their obsessive focus.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of lair
Noun
  • This best-selling serum contains snail secretion, which works wonders for skin hydration and can even reduce inflammation.
    Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
  • If these bug secretions escape our awareness, what other insect products are hidden in plain sight?
    Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of secretion
Noun
  • In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • All of the hives were placed in the field by Staab ahead of time to demonstrate Gerty's ability to locate the nests.
    Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of nest
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