shroud
noun [C] (HIDE) /ʃraʊd/Definition
› a layer of something that covers or surrounds something: Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust.Coverings and layers › a situation that prevents something from being known or understood: The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy.Hiding and disguising
(Definition of shroud noun (HIDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be holed up idiom
- camouflage noun
- cloak verb
- conceal verb
- concealment noun
- cover/hide a multitude of sins idiom
- fig leaf noun (FALSE)
- go/be run to ground idiom
- hiding noun (PLACE)
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
- illusion noun
- lurk verb
- patina noun
- prowl noun
- secrete verb (HIDE)
- shroud verb
- shut sth out phrasal verb
- sidle verb
- skulk verb
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Hiding and disguising
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