hideawayn.adj.
/ˈhʌɪdəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ/ A. n.
1. One who hides himself away; a fugitive. (Cf. runaway n. 1, stowaway n. 1.)
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > one who or that which conceals > person in hiding
hideaway1871
latitant1887
1871 Echo 5 Jan. The hideaways were soon killed or taken prisoners.
1883 G. Allen Colin Clout's Cal. 33 Compelled the hide-aways to reveal themselves.
2. A small, quiet restaurant, etc., or a secluded place of entertainment.
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society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > secluded place of entertainment
hideaway1929
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [noun] > place of entertainment
hideaway1929
1929 World's Work Nov. 40/2 The vaudeville performer on the two-a-day has played to punks in the hide~aways who turned his riot into an oil can.
1939 C. Morley Kitty Foyle xviii. 171 He took me to a French hideaway up on Pine Street.
1962 Times 9 May 7/1 Dozens of inexpensive hideaways where the entertainment ranges from progressive jazz quartets to the folk songs of the South and West.
1971 New Yorker 11 Sept. 99/2 (advt.) We can take you on a tour of romantic little hideaways, golden beaches and the excitement of the bullring.
3. A place of concealment or retreat.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > a secret place, hiding place > [noun]
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [noun]
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hideaway1930
1930 ‘E. Queen’ French Powder Myst. ii. xiii. 104 This is also the conference room for directors' meetings, the Old Man's hideaway, et cetera.
1941 ‘R. West’ Black Lamb & Grey Falcon II. 12 A Bulgarian leader who was lying wounded in a hideaway.
1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Nov. 680/5 They meet in his hideaway to discuss the state of the world.
B. adj.
That hides or is hidden away.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective]
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hideaway1876
1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xvii. 177 Still little hideaway nooks.
1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 3 In those deep hide-away valleys or dales.
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