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
  • The family appreciated the place as a hideout, remembered Dylan’s local fix-it-man at the time, Michael Leshner.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For decades, travelers have been able to see the Frank family’s hideout by visiting the Anne Frank House, a biographical museum created in the 1950s in collaboration with her father, Otto Frank.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of hideout
Noun
  • Last season, the room was designed to look like a cave, but it's been revamped to look like a C-list movie supervillain's lair.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • One night, after warning Armand to steer clear of the Theatre, Louis struts into the coven’s lair and tosses gasoline on their coffins.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2024
Definition of lair
Noun
  • According to a small study, the acidity of the lemon also stimulates the secretion of gastric juices—a digestive fluid in the stomach that can help break down food.
    Anna Bader, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This class of drugs was first developed in the 1990s when scientists identified a hormone-like molecule in the venom of a Gila monster, a lizard native to the American Southwest, that stimulated insulin secretion.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of secretion
Noun
  • This female Red-bellied Woodpecker had been investigating this Screech Owl nest for a couple of days.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The scrub-jays used to nest in mid-March, but the nesting period has shifted to late February, giving snakes a longer amount of time during the spring season to feed on the nests.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of nest
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