Cover

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: cov=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

Cover, v. t. [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. Aperient, Overt, Curfew.].

•  To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.  [1913 Webster]
•  To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.  [1913 Webster]

  "And with the majesty of darkness round
  Covers his throne."  [1913 Webster]

  "All that beauty than doth cover thee."  [1913 Webster]
•  To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.  [1913 Webster]

  "The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland."  [1913 Webster]
•  To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.  [1913 Webster]

  "A cloud covered the mount."  [1913 Webster]

  "In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame."  [1913 Webster]
•  To brood or sit on; to incubate.  [1913 Webster]

  "While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . . diverts her with his songs."  [1913 Webster]
•  To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat.  [1913 Webster]

  "The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen."  [1913 Webster]
•  To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.  Ps. xxxii. 1.  [1913 Webster]

  "His calm and blameless life
  Does with substantial blessedness abound,
  And the soft wings of peace cover him round."  [1913 Webster]
•  To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.  [1913 Webster]
•  To put the usual covering or headdress on.  [1913 Webster]
•  To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.  [1913 Webster]

  "Cover thy head . . . ; nay, prithee, be covered."  [1913 Webster]

To cover ground or To cover distance, to pass over; as, the rider covered the ground in an hour. -- To cover one's short contracts (Stock Exchange), to buy stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold short does in order to protect himself. -- Covering party (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the protection of another detachment, as of men working in the trenches. -- To cover into, to transfer to; as, to cover into the treasury.

Syn. -- To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.

Cover, n. 

•  Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.  [1913 Webster]
•  Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.   Macaulay.  [1913 Webster]

  "A handsome cover for imperfections."  [1913 Webster]
•  Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.  [1913 Webster]

  "Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst his army was under cover, they might be forced to retire."  [1913 Webster]
•  The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.  [1913 Webster]
•  The lap of a slide valve.  [1913 Webster]
•  A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.  [1913 Webster]

To break cover, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of game. -- Under cover, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of a written message.

Cover, v. i. 

 To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Cover, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 (often foll. by with) protect or conceal by means of a cloth, lid, etc.
2 a extend over; occupy the whole surface of (covered in dirt; covered with writing). b (often foll. by with) strew thickly or thoroughly (covered the floor with straw). c lie over; be a covering to (the blanket scarcely covered him).
3 a protect; clothe. b (as covered adj.) wearing a hat; having a roof.
4 include; comprise; deal with (the talk covered recent discoveries).
5 travel (a specified distance) (covered sixty miles).
6 Journalism a report (events, a meeting, etc.). b investigate as a reporter.
7 be enough to defray (expenses, a bill, etc.) ({pound}20 should cover it).
8 a refl. take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself (had covered myself by saying I might be late). b (absol.; foll. by for) deputize or stand in for (a colleague etc.) (will you cover for me?).
9 Mil. a aim a gun etc. at. b (of a fortress, guns, etc.) command (a territory). c stand behind (a person in the front rank). d protect (an exposed person etc.) by being able to return fire.
10 a esp. Cricket stand behind (another player) to stop any missed balls. b (in team games) mark (a corresponding player of the other side).
11 (also absol.) (in some card-games) play a card higher than (one already played to the same trick).
12 (of a stallion, a bull, etc.) copulate with.
--n.
1 something that covers or protects, esp.: a a lid. b the binding of a book. c either board of this. d an envelope or the wrapper of a parcel (under separate cover). e the outer case of a pneumatic tyre. f (in pl.) bedclothes.
2 a hiding-place; a shelter.
3 woods or undergrowth sheltering game or covering the ground (see COVERT).
4 a a pretence; a screen (under cover of humility). b a spy's pretended identity or activity, intended as concealment. c Mil. a supporting force protecting an advance party from attack.
5 a funds, esp. obtained by insurance, to meet a liability or secure against a contingent loss. b the state of being protected (third-party cover).
6 a place setting at table, esp. in a restaurant.
7 Cricket = cover-point.

Idiom

break cover (of an animal, esp. game, or a hunted person) leave a place of shelter, esp. vegetation. cover charge an extra charge levied per head in a restaurant, nightclub, etc. cover crop a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of the soil. cover-drive Cricket a drive past cover-point. cover girl a female model whose picture appears on magazine covers etc. cover in provide with a roof etc. covering letter (or note) an explanatory letter sent with an enclosure. cover note Brit. a temporary certificate of current insurance. cover-point Cricket
1 a fielding position on the off side and half way to the boundary.
2 a fielder at this position. cover story a news story in a magazine, that is illustrated or advertised on the front cover. cover one's tracks conceal evidence of what one has done. cover up 1 completely cover or conceal.
2 conceal (circumstances etc., esp. illicitly) (also absol. : refused to cover up for them). cover-up n. an act of concealing circumstances, esp. illicitly. from cover to cover from beginning to end of a book etc. take cover use a natural or prepared shelter against an attack.

Derivative

coverable adj. coverer n.

Etymology

ME f. OF covrir, cuvrir f. L cooperire (as CO-, operire opert- cover)

THESAURUS

Cover

American plan, European plan, Smyth sewing, a la carte, abri, account for, accouple, accumulate, act, admit, afghan, agglutinate, air cover, air raid, air support, air-raid shelter, alibi, altar carpet, altar cloth, alternate, amass, ante, ante up, antepast, antimacassar, apology, apply paint, apply to, arm, armor, articulate, assemble, assimilate, associate, asylum, atone, attire, awning, back, backing, baldachin, ball, band, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, be gravid, be intimate, be knocked up, be pregnant, be with child, beach umbrella, becloud, bed linen, bedaub, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedizen, bedsheet, bedspread, befog, begild, besmear, bespread, bet, bet on, bibliopegy, bind, binder board, binding, blanket, bless, blind, block, block up, blockade, boards, boil, bolt-hole, bomb shelter, bombing, bombproof, bond, book cloth, book cover, book jacket, bookbinding, bookcase, bracket, breed, bridge, bridge over, broil, brood, brush on paint, buffalo robe, bulwark, bung, bunker, bury, button, button up, cache, calcimine, call, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, carry, carry young, case, casemaking, casing-in, casserole, caulk, cave, cement, centerpiece, cerecloth, cerement, chain, champion, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, chrismal, ciborium, clap, clap together, cloak, clock, clog, clog up, close, close up, cloth, clothe, clothes, cloud, coat, cohabit, collating, collating mark, collect, color, combine, come together, comfort, comforter, command, commit adultery, compass about, compensate, compensate for, complete, complexion, comprehend, comprise, concatenate, conceal, concealment, congest, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, constipate, constrict, contain, contour sheet, contract, cope, copulate, copyright, cork, corner, corporal, count in, counter, counterbalance, counterpane, couple, course, couvert, cover charge, cover story, cover up, cover-up, coverage, covering, coverlet, coverlid, covers, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, cozy, cranny, cross, crown, cubby, cubbyhole, culinary masterpiece, culinary preparation, curtain, cushion, cyclone cellar, dab, dam, dam up, dark corner, daub, deal with, deck, deep-dye, defend, defense, defray, den, dessert, device, diddle, dip, disguise, dish, dissemble, distemper, distract attention from, ditch, do, do a hitch, do a stint, do a tour, do penance, do time, doily, dossal, double, double-dye, drape, drapery, draw the curtains, dress, dry run, dugout, dust cover, dust jacket, dye, earth, eclipse, eiderdown, emblazon, embody, embrace, enamel, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engild, engulf, enlist, ensconce, enshroud, ensure, entree, entremets, envelop, environ, envisage, excuse, expiate, extend, extend over, eye, facade, face, fade, fallout shelter, false front, fanon, fast-dye, fasten, feint, fence, fend, fill, fill in, fill in for, fill out, fill up, film, fingerstall, fitted sheet, floor, floor covering, flooring, fold, fold up, folding, footband, fornicate, foul, foxhole, fresco, frig, front, fry, funk hole, gamble, garb, gather, gathering, gestate, gild, give and take, glaze, gloss, gloss over, glue, gluing-off, go, go out, go over, grain, grill, ground, grow over, guarantee, guard, guise, handle, hanging, harbor, harborage, hard binding, hatch, have a go, have sex, have sexual relations, have tenure, haven, hazard, headband, help, helping, hide, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hold, hold office, hole, hood, housing, hue, illuminate, imbue, include, incorporate, incubate, indemnify, ingrain, insure, inundate, jacket, jalousie, jam, japan, join, keep, keep a watch, keep from harm, keep under cover, key, knot, lacquer, lair, lame excuse, lap robe, latch, lay, lay a wager, lay down, lay on, lay on color, lay over, lay together, layer, league, lee, library binding, lid, lie, lie on, lie with, light shield, linen, lining, lining-up, link, lock, lock out, lock up, locus standi, lump together, main dish, make a bet, make amends, make compensation, make good, make it with, make love, make out, make safe, make up for, mantle, marquee, marquise, marry, marshal, mask, masquerade, mass, mate, measure, mechanical binding, meet a bet, merge, milk run, mission, mobilize, mount, muffle, nestle, niche, niggerhead, nook, number among, obduce, obfuscate, obscure, obstipate, obstruct, occlude, occult, occupy, offset, operculum, ordinary, ostensible motive, overcast, overgrow, overlay, overlie, overpass, overshadow, overspread, pack, padlock, paint, pair, pall, parasol, parget, parlay, parquet, pass, pass over, pass through, patchwork quilt, patent, patrol, pave, pavement, pavilion, paving, pay back, perambulate, peregrinate, pererrate, perfect binding, piece together, pigment, pillow slip, pillowcase, place, plastic binding, plate, play against, pledget, plug, plug up, plumb, plunge, ply, police, poor excuse, port, portion, preservation, pretense, pretension, pretext, prime, protect, protection, protective custody, protestation, provide for, public motive, punt, purdah, put on, put together, put-off, put-on, quilt, range, range over, re-up, reach, reach out, receive, recess, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, recompense, reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission, reconnoiter, rectify, reenlist, refuge, register, relieve, repay, retaliate, retreat, ride shotgun for, roast, robe, roll into one, rounding, rug, run, run riot, saddle stitching, safeguard, safekeeping, safety, safety zone, sanctuary, scarf, scour, scour the country, scout, scramble, screen, screw, scum, seal, seal off, seal up, second helping, secret place, secrete, secure, security, see, self-service, semblance, serve, serve time, service, serving, set, set right, sewing, shade, shader, shadow, sham, sheathe, sheet, sheeting, shellac, shelter, shield, show, shroud, shut, shut the door, shut up, shutter, shuttle raid, side dish, side sewing, sign up, signature, sit, sit in, slam, sleep with, slip, slipcase, slipcover, slop on paint, slur over, smashing, smear, smoke screen, snap, soft binding, solder, sortie, span, spell, spell off, spile, spiral binding, splice, spread, spread over, squeeze shut, stain, stake, stalking-horse, stamping, stanch, stand in, stand pat, stapling, stash, stay, stench, stick together, stipple, stop, stop up, stopper, stopple, storm cave, storm cellar, straddle, strafing, strangle, stratagem, stretch, stretch out, stuff, stuff up, submerge, substitute, subterfuge, sunblind, sunshade, superimpose, superpose, surfacing, surround, swaddle, swarm over, sweep, tablecloth, tailband, take charge, take in, take into account, take into consideration, take over, take turns, take up, tape, tarpaulin, teem over, terra firma, tester, thrust out, tidy, tie, time off, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tipping, tone, top, track, training mission, transit, travel, travel over, travel through, traverse, trench, trick, trimming, umbrella, undercoat, undercovert, underwrite, unify, unite, varnish, veil, veiling, venetian blind, vestment, voyage, wager, wash, watchful eye, weld, whitewash, window shade, wire stitching, wrap, wrapper, wraps, yoke, zip up, zipper

ROGET THESAURUS

Cover

Book

N booklet, writing, work, volume, tome, opuscule, tract, tractate, livret, brochure, libretto, handbook, codex, manual, pamphlet, enchiridion, circular, publication, chap book, part, issue, number livraison, album, portfolio, periodical, serial, magazine, ephemeris, annual, journal, paper, bill, sheet, broadsheet, leaf, leaflet, fly leaf, page, quire, ream, chapter, section, head, article, paragraph, passage, clause, endpapers, frontispiece, cover, binding, folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, sextodecimo, octodecimo, encyclopedia, encompilation, library, bibliotheca, press, definitive work, treatise, comprehensive treatise (dissertation), writer, author, litterateur, essayist, journalism, pen, scribbler, the scribbling race, literary hack, Grub-street writer, writer for the press, gentleman of the press, representative of the press, adjective jerker, diaskeaust, ghost, hack writer, ink slinger, publicist, reporter, penny a liner, editor, subeditor, playwright, poet, bookseller, publisher, bibliopole, bibliopolist, librarian, bookstore, bookshop, bookseller's shop, knowledge of books, bibliography, book learning, among the giant fossils of my past, craignez tout d'un auteur en courroux, for authors nobler palms remain, I lived to write and wrote to live, look in thy heart and write, there is no Past so long as Books shall live, the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writ, volumes that I prize above my dukedom.

Pretext

N pretext, pretense, pretension, plea, allegation, advocation, ostensible motive, ostensible ground, ostensible reason, phony reason, excuse, subterfuge, color, gloss, guise, cover, loop hole, starting hole, how to creep out of, salvo, come off, way of escape, handle, peg to hang on, room locus standi, stalking-horse, cheval de bataille, cue, pretense, put off, dust thrown in the eyes, blind, moonshine, mere pretext, shallow pretext, lame excuse, lame apology, tub to a whale, false plea, sour grapes, makeshift, shift, white lie, special pleading, soft sawder, ostensibly, alleged, apologetic, pretended, ostensibly, under color, under the plea, under the pretense of, under the guise of.

Cleanness

N cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.

Compensation

VB make compensation, compensate, compense, indemnify, counteract, countervail, counterpoise, balance, outbalance, overbalance, counterbalance, set off, hedge, square, give and take, make up for, lee way, cover, fill up, neutralize, nullify, equalize, make good, redeem.

Safety

VB be safe, keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon, ride out the storm, weather the storm, light upon one's feet, land on one's feet, bear a charmed life, escape, make safe, render safe Adj, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter.

N safety, security, surety, impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape, blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve, safeguard, palladium, guardianship, wardship, wardenship, tutelage, custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection, auspices, safe-conduct, escort, convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci, protector, guardian, warden, warder, preserver, custodian, duenna, chaperon, third person, watchdog, bandog, Cerberus, watchman, patrolman, policeman, cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler, zarp, sentinel, sentry, scout, garrison, guardship, refuge &c, anchor, precaution, quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter, Adj, safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way, unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened, unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus, panoplied, snug, seaworthy, weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof, defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable, unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable, impregnable, imperdible, inexpugnable, Achillean, safe and sound, scathless, unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening, harmless, friendly (cooperative), protecting, protective, guardian, tutelary, preservative, trustworthy, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, Dieu vous garde.

Refuge

N refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness, acropolis, keep, last resort, ward, prison, asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute, almshouse, hiding place, sanctum sanctorum, roadstead, anchorage, breakwater, mole, port, haven, harbor, harbor of refuge, seaport, pier, jetty, embankment, quay, covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella, barrier, dashboard, dasher, wall, fort, anchor, kedge, grapnel, grappling iron, sheet anchor, killick, mainstay, support, cheek, ballast, jury mast, vent-peg, safety valve, blow-off valve, safety lamp, lightning rod, lightning conductor, safety belt, airbag, seat belt, antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires, means of escape, lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket, parachute, plank, steppingstone, emergency landing, safeguard, any port in a storm, bibere venenum in auro, valet anchora virtus.

Preservation

N preservation, safe-keeping, conservation, maintenance, support, susteritation, conservatism, vis conservatrix, salvation, prophylaxis, preserver, preservative, additive, antibiotics, antifungals, biocide, hygiastics, hygiantics, cover, drugget, cordon sanitaire, canning, ensilage, tinned goods, canned goods, snake oil, spider webs, cure-all, laetrile, charm, preserving, conservative, prophylactic, preservatory, preservative, hygienic, preserved, unimpaired, unbroken, uninjured, unhurt, unsinged, unmarred, safe, safe and sound, intact, with a whole skin, nolumus leges Angliae mutari.

Layer

VB slice, shave, pare, peel, delaminate, plate, coat, veneer, cover.

Height

VB be high, tower, soar, command, hover, hover over, fly over, orbit, be in orbit, cap, culminate, overhang, hang over, impend, beetle, bestride, ride, mount, perch, surmount, cover, overtop, stand on tiptoe, become high, grow higher, grow taller, upgrow, rise, send into orbit, render high, heighten.

Covering

N covering, cover, baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin, canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade, veil (shade), shield, roof, ceiling, thatch, tile, pantile, pentile, tiling, slates, slating, leads, barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed, top, lid, covercle, door, operculum, bulkhead, bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall, coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget, housing, antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip, linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth, tidy, tilpah, apishamore, integument, tegument, skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide, pelt, peltry, cordwain, derm, robe, buffalo robe, cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis, clothing, mask, peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat, eggshell, glume, capsule, sheath, sheathing, pod, cod, casing, case, theca, elytron, elytrum, involucrum, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck, dermatology, conchology, testaceology, inunction, incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction, scale, veneer, facing, overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe, ormolu, Sheffield plate, pavement, coating, paint, varnish, plating, barrel plating, anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo, cerement, ointment, covering, superimposed, overlaid, plated, cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous, covered, imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad, under cover, cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform, vaginate.

VB cover, superpose, superimpose, overlay, overspread, wrap, encase, incase, face, case, veneer, pave, paper, tip, cap, bind, bulkhead, bulkhead in, clapboard, coat, paint, varnish, pay, incrust, stucco, dab, plaster, tar, wash, besmear, bedaub, anoint, do over, gild, plate, japan, lacquer, lacker, enamel, whitewash, parget, lay it on thick, overlie, overarch, endome, conceal, anodize, galvanize.

Clothing

VB invest, cover, envelope, lap, involve, inwrap, enwrap, wrap, fold up, wrap up, lap up, muffle up, overlap, sheath, swathe, swaddle, roll up in, circumvest, vest, clothe, array, dress, dight, drape, robe, enrobe, attire, apparel, accounter, rig, fit out, deck, perk, equip, harness, caparison, wear, don, put on, huddle on, slip on, mantle.

Stopper

N stopper, stopple, plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap, rammer, ram, ramrod, piston, stop-gap, wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil, pledget, tompion, tourniquet, cover, valve, vent peg, spigot, slide valve, janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.

Concealment

VB conceal, hide, secrete, put out of sight, lock up, seal up, bottle up, encrypt, encode, cipher, cover, screen, cloak, veil, shroud, cover up one's tracks, screen from sight, screen from observation, drawing the veil, draw the curtain, close the curtain, curtain, shade, eclipse, throw a view over, be cloud, be mask, mask, disguise, ensconce, muffle, smother, befog, whisper, keep from, keep back, keep to oneself, keep snug, keep close, keep secret, keep dark, bury, sink, suppress, keep from, keep from out of view, keep from out of sight, keep in the shade, throw into the shade, throw into background, stifle, hush up, smother, withhold, reserve, fence with a question, ignore, keep a secret, keep one's own counsel, hold one's tongue, make no sign, not let it go further, not breathe a word, not breathe a syllable about, not let the right hand know what the left is doing, hide one's light under a bushel, bury one's talent in a napkin, keep in the dark, leave in the dark, keep in the ignorance, blind, blind the eyes, blindfold, hoodwink, mystify, puzzle, bamboozle, be concealed, suffer an eclipse, retire from sight, couch, hide oneself, lie hid, lie in perdu, lie in close, lie in ambush (ambush), seclude oneself, lurk, sneak, skulk, slink, prowl, steal into, steal out of, steal by, steal along, play at bopeep, play at hide and seek, hide in holes and corners, still hunt.

Ambush

N ambush, camouflage, mimicry, hiding place, secret place, secret drawer, recess, hold, holes and corners, closet, crypt, adytum, abditory, oubliette, ambush, ambuscade, stalking horse, lurking hole, lurking place, secret path, back stairs, retreat, screen, cover, shade, blinker, veil, curtain, blind, cloak, cloud, mask, visor, vizor, disguise, masquerade dress, domino, pitfall, trap, camouflaged, hidden, concealed, aux aguets.