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hideaway en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ/ (US)

Etymology

From hide + away.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
    • Furnishings by Stanley Furniture Co. include […] a trundle bed with hideaway mattress that provides space for two overnight guests. 1980, Making of America Project, House Beautiful: Volume 122:
    • Thomas Jefferson, who held the first United States patent on a hideaway bed, devised a system of elevating and securing the bed to the ceiling. 2006, Dr Ben Lerner, Angle of Yaw, page 53:

hideaway en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ/ (US)

Etymology

From hide + away.

Meanings

  1. a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
    • This weekend, let's find some romantic hideaway on the coast.

Forms

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Translations (10)

mi kuhunga (a hiding place) · bg скривалище (a hiding place) · pl samotnia (a hiding place) · pl pustelnia (a hiding place) · pl ermitaż (a hiding place) · pl ustronie (a hiding place) · fr cachette (a hiding place) · bg убежище (a hiding place) · mk скрива́лиште (a hiding place) · la latebra (a hiding place)