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noun
noun
- A disguise; concealment.
- A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
- A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
verb
- To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To present publicly (on the screen).
- To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- To fit with a screen.
- To shelter or conceal.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
- A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
- A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
- Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
- A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
- The calyptra of mosses.
- That which separates the living and the spirit world.
- An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
- velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
- Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
verb
noun
verb
- To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
- To have sexual intercourse without a condom through deception (for example, removing the condom mid-act).
noun
adj
- Having properties that diminish radar signatures.
- Hiding one's transgender status (in general or in specific areas of one's life, e.g. at work) after transition.
- Surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged.
adv
adj
- Secretive; reserved.
- Not publicly known; not open; secret.
- Not shared with another patient.
- Not accessible by the public.
- Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
- Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
- Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.
- Not traded by the public.
- Not in governmental office or employment.
verb
noun
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- Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- As a result or consequence of.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- After in time.
- In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- After in physical progress or distance.
- In support of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
adj
noun
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- The rear, back-end.
- The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- A one-point score.
- The catcher.
adv
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
noun
verb
- To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
- To become covered or concealed.
- To climb over or onto something.
- To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
noun
- A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
- The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
- A penstock for a water wheel.
- A mantling.
- A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
- The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
- The zone of hot gases around a flame.
- The cerebral cortex.
- The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
- Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
- A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare mantum.)
- The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
- A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel
adj
- Hidden, furtive, secretive.
- Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
- Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.
verb
noun
- A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.
- A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
- Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).
- Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
adv
adj
- indulging only covertly
- not open or public; kept private or not revealed
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
- not openly made known
- communicated covertly
- not expressed
- designed to elude detection
- hidden from general view or use
- (of information) given in confidence or in secret
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
- the next to highest level of official classification for documents
noun
verb
- To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide.
- To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.
- To bewilder; confuse.
- To conceal or disguise one's autism.
- To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
- To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.
- To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
- To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
- to cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting
- To mash.
- To disguise as something else.
- To cover or keep in check.
- To wear a mask.
- To be infused or steeped.
noun
- The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
- A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- A person wearing a mask.
- A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.
- A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.
- mesh
- The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
- In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
- A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade.
- Mash.
- The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- A social phenomenon where autistic people learn, practice, and perform certain behaviors and suppress others in order to appear more neurotypical.
- A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image.
- A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like.
- A screen for a battery.
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verb
- To hide; to conceal.
- To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
- To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
- To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- To shade, cloud, or darken.
- To block light or radio transmission from.
- To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
adj
- Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.
- Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.
- Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
- Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.
noun
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- A small degree; a shade.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
- That which looms as though a shadow.
- A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- An inseparable companion.
- A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- An unconscious aspect of the personality.
- A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
noun
- Keeping apart; isolation, seclusion; also, concealment, secrecy.
- The period between the announcement of an election or referendum and its conclusion, during which civil servants refrain from making policy announcements or taking actions that could be seen as advantageous to certain candidates in the election.
- A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.
- A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies.
- The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body.
noun
- A disguise or covering up.
- A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
- The act of disguising.
- Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
- Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
verb
noun
- An undercover agent or spy.
- A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- A scare or fright.
- A psychiatrist.
- A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
verb
verb
- To conceal.
- To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- To hang outwards.
- Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
- To press against.
- To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
- To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
noun
- An inclination away from the vertical.
- An organism that is lean in stature.
- Meat with no fat on it.
- A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, especially popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.
adj
noun
- a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
- a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
verb
- provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- form a cover over
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- provide for
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- travel across or pass over
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
- hold within range of an aimed firearm
- to take an action to protect against future problems
- hide from view or knowledge
- protect or defend (a position in a game)
- maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
- protect by insurance
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- invest with a large or excessive amount of something
- help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities
- be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
- spread over a surface to conceal or protect
- cover as if with a shroud
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- put something on top of something else
- play a higher card than the one previously played
- be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
- sit on (eggs)
- clothe, as if for protection from the elements
verb
- To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
- To stir gently, with a folding action.
- To fall over; to be crushed.
- To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
- To give way on a point or in an argument.
- To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
- To become folded; to form folds.
- To withdraw from betting.
- To withdraw or quit in general.
- To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.
- To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- To confine animals in a fold.
- Of a company, to cease to trade.
noun
- A group of sheep or goats.
- A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.
- Home, family.
- A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
- An act of folding.
- That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.
- The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
- A bend or crease.
- Any correct move in origami.
- A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
- The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
- In functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
- A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
- The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
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adv
noun
adj
verb
- To shut up in, or as in, a closet for concealment or confinement.
- To shut away for private discussion.
- To put into a private place for a secret interview or interrogation.
adj
- closeted, secret (especially with reference to gay people who are in the closet)
- Denoting anything kept a secret or private.
noun
- A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
- A secret or hiding place, (particularly) the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.
- One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
- A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
- An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
- The closet can be a scary place for a gay teenager.
verb
- To hide or cover up.
- To summarize or recapitulate.
- To conclude or finish completely.
- To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.
- To put on abundant clothing as protection from the cold; to bundle up.
- To curl into a more compact form.
- To tie up; to make too busy to respond.
- To cocoon; to surround protectively.
- To combine, incorporate or encapsulate into one thing.
noun
- Any covering.
- The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
- The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane.
- The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.
verb
noun
- A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- Remnant; the remains of a(n).
- Perceived or listed but not real.
- Abandoned.
- Transparent or translucent.
- An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
- Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- White or pale.
- A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- Substitute.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some fraudulent benefit.
- An understudy.
- The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of him/her.
- An image of a file or hard disk.
- Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
- The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- A ghostwriter.
- An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
verb
- To copy a file or hard drive image.
- To provide the speaking or singing voice for another actor, who is lip-syncing.
- To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.
- To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media.
- To kill.
- To ghostwrite.
- To imbue with a ghost-like hue or effect.
- To sail seemingly without wind.
- To appear or move without warning, quickly and quietly; to slip.
- To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison without the prior knowledge of other inmates.
verb
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