Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [655]
2 : to conceal for shelter or protection; also : to seek protection
3 : to keep secret
4 : to turn away in shame or anger
— hid·er noun
Synonyms
[1] bury, cache, conceal, ensconce, secrete; also hoard, squirrel (away), stash; entomb, inter
Antonyms
display, exhibit
[3] blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, mask, obscure, occult, screen, shroud, veil; also camouflage, cover (up), disguise, smother; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, overcast, overshadow, shade
Antonyms
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
2hide noun : the skin of an animal
Synonyms
fur, pelt, skin; also badger, beaver, chamois, chinchilla, ermine, fisher, fox, mink, muskrat, otter, Persian lamb, raccoon, sable, seal; calfskin, coonskin, cowhide, bearskin, buckskin, deerskin, goatskin, horsehide, kidskin, lambskin, pigskin, rawhide, sealskin, sharkskin, sheepskin; fleece, mouton; alligator; cordovan, morocco, suede
3hide verb : to give a beating to
hide–and–seek noun : a children's game in which everyone hides from one player who tries to find them
hide·away noun : a place of refuge, retreat, or concealment : HIDEOUT
hide·bound adjective : being inflexible or conservative
hid·eous adjective [ORIGIN: ME hidous, fr. AF hidus, hisdos, fr. hisde, hide terror]
1 : offensive to one of the senses : UGLY
2 : morally offensive : SHOCKING
— hid·eous·ly adverb
Synonyms
[1] grotesque, ugly, unappealing, unattractive, unlovely, unsightly, vile—more at UGLY
[2] appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, terrible—more at HORRIBLE
hid·eous·ness noun : the quality or state of being hideous
Synonyms
atrociousness, atrocity, frightfulness, horror, monstrosity, repulsiveness—more at HORROR
hide·out noun : a place of refuge or concealment
Synonyms
concealment, covert, den, lair, nest; also blind, cover, nook, recess; hangout, harbor, haunt, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter
hie verb hied; hy·ing or hie·ing : HASTEN
hi·er·ar·chy noun, plural -chies 1 : a ruling body of clergy organized into ranks
2 : persons or things arranged in a graded series
— hi·er·ar·chi·cal adjective
— hi·er·ar·chi·cal·ly adverb
hi·er·o·glyph·ic noun [ORIGIN: MF hieroglyphique, adj., ultim. fr. Gk hieroglyphikos, fr. hieros sacred + glyphein to carve]
1 : a character in a system of picture writing (as of the ancient Egyptians)
2 : a symbol or sign difficult to decipher
hi–fi noun 1 : HIGH FIDELITY
2 : equipment for reproduction of sound with high fidelity
1higgledy–piggledy adverb : in confusion
2higgledy–piggledy adjective : lacking order
Synonyms
chaotic, disheveled, disordered, disorderly, hugger-mugger, messy, pell-mell, topsy-turvy, unkempt, untidy