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verb hid ; hid·den or hid; hid·ing 1 : to put or remain out of sight

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

1high adjective 1 a : having large extension upward

b : having a specified elevation : TALL

2 : advanced toward fullness or culmination; also : slightly tainted

3 : advanced esp. in complexity <~er mathematics>

4 : long past

5 : SHRILL, SHARP

6 : far from the equator <~ latitudes>

7 : exalted in character

8 : of greater degree, size, or amount than average <~ in cholesterol> <~ prices>

9 : of relatively great importance

10 : FORCIBLE, STRONG <~ winds>

11 : showing elation or excitement

12 : excited or stupefied by alcohol or a drug : INTOXICATED; also : excited or stupefied as if by a drug

13 : dear in price : EXPENSIVE

Synonyms

[1a] lofty, tall, towering; also dominant, dominating, eminent, prominent; elevated, lifted, raised, uplifted, upswept; high-rise, statuesque

Antonyms

low, short, squat

[8] advanced, up; also extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, utmost; inflated, over, overflowing, overlarge, oversize, oversized

Antonyms

down, low

[9] chief, first, foremost, head, lead, preeminent, premier, primary,

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