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hidehide1 /haɪd/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (past tense hid /hɪd/, past participle hidden /ˈhɪdn/) 
WORD ORIGINhide1
Origin:
Old English hydanVERB TABLE
hide
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | hide |
| he, she, it | hides | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hid |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hidden |
| he, she, it | has hidden | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hidden |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hide |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hidden |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am hiding |
| he, she, it | is hiding | |
| you, we, they | are hiding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was hiding |
| you, we, they | were hiding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hiding |
| he, she, it | has been hiding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hiding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hiding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hiding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "That's OK," she said, trying to hide her disappointment.
- A pair of mirrored sunglasses hid her eyes from view.
- Ask me anything you want - I have nothing to hide.
- Dad's coming. Quick - hide!
- Dale hid behind some garbage cans in the alley until the men passed.
- He hides his real feelings under that big smile.
- He took off his ring to hide the fact that he was married.
- I tried to hide my anxiety from the rest of the family by pretending that everything was normal.
- I used to hide his cigarettes from him so he couldn't smoke.
- José was unable to hide his embarrassment.
- Low clouds hid the top of the mountain.
- Most of his face was hidden by a beard.
- She's coming - we'd better hide!
- She somehow hid the fact she couldn't read throughout her schooldays.
- Some cameras are so small they can be hidden in a reporter's baseball cap.
- The agency has been criticized for being too secretive and hiding information from the public.
- The bushes had become overgrown and now hid the entrance to the garden.
- The cat always hides under the bed when we have visitors.
- They put the money in a small box and hid it under the bed.
- Where can we hide these presents so the kids don't find them?
- On one tank I had, the fish panicked and hid every time I switched on the lighting.
- So my secret can be hidden behind the sleight of a venial fib after all.
- You would conspire with him to hide from me what I desire to know?
THESAURUS
to make something difficult to see or find, or to not show your true feelings: · He hid the gun in his pocket.· She tried to hide her anger.· The actress put up a hand to hide her face from the cameras.
formal to hide something, especially by carefully putting it somewhere. Also used when talking about hiding your feelings, especially in negative sentences: · Several kilos of drugs were concealed in the back of the truck.· He could not conceal his feelings any longer.· The girl quickly concealed the photograph she had been gazing at.
to put something over another thing that you do not want people to see, in order to hide it completely: · People cover up cracks with wallpaper or tiles.· I used some make-up to cover up the spots.· She was wearing a thin shawl to cover up the bruises on her arm.
to make someone or something seem like a different person or thing, so that other people cannot recognize them: · She managed to get into the camp by disguising herself as a soldier.· The men had disguised the vessel as fishing boat.
to hide something by covering it with materials that make it look like the things around it: · We camouflaged the plane by covering it with leaves.· The troops used charcoal to camouflage their faces.· Soldiers had camouflaged the trucks with branches and dirt.
literary to make it difficult to see something clearly: · The view was obscured by mist.· His body was found, partially obscured by bushes, at the bottom of a shallow canyon.
to make something less noticeable, for example a taste, a smell, a sound, or a feeling: · The lemon helps to mask the taste of the fish.· Helen had turned on the radio to mask the noise of the traffic.· He did little to mask his contempt.
Longman Language Activatorto hide something especially by putting it in a secret place to make something difficult to see or find, for example by putting it somewhere secret, or by covering it: · Where can we hide these presents so the kids don't find them?hide something in/under/behind etc something: · They put the money in a small box and hid it under the bed.· Some cameras are so small they can be hidden in a reporter's baseball cap.hide something from somebody: · I used to hide his cigarettes from him so he couldn't smoke.
formal to hide something carefully, especially by covering it: conceal something in/under/behind etc something: · The secret police had concealed microphones in the walls.· Several kilos of drugs had been concealed in the back of the truck.
informal to hide money or something that you should not have: stash something in/under/behind etc something: · Where did you stash the drugs?· The late president supposedly stashed millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts.
to hide something by putting something else on or over it: · Embarrassed, she reached for a towel to cover her body.cover something with something: · When he walked into the room, she quickly covered the letter with a pillow.cover something up/cover up something (=cover something completely): · You could probably cover up the scratches with a little bit of paint, and no one will ever notice.
to hide something by putting it in or on the ground and covering it with soil, sand etc: · Snakes usually bury their eggs.bury something in/under etc something: · He murdered his wife and buried her body in a field.· The dog buried one of my slippers in the backyard.
formal to carefully hide small, valuable objects: · No one knew where the old woman had secreted her jewels.secrete something in/behind/among etc something: · He showed me the coin briefly and then secreted it in some dark corner of his house.
to hide yourself to go somewhere where you cannot be easily found or seen: · Dad's coming. Quick - hide!hide under/behind/in etc: · Dale hid behind some garbage cans in the alley until the men passed.· The cat always hides under the bed when we have visitors.hide from: · Why is he hiding from us? Is he afraid?
to go to a safe place where you can hide for a long time because you are in danger or because the police are looking for you: · He went into hiding soon after the government denounced him.· Police believe the robbers have gone into hiding.
to hide from people who are trying to catch you, and to make sure you do not attract any attention until it is safe to come out: · If you don't want to go back to jail, you'd better lie low for a while.· Weaver had been lying low at his sister's apartment for the past week.
to hide somewhere and not go out at all, especially because the police are looking for you: · We were all planning to hole up till the trouble blew over.hole up in/on etc something: · The gang holed up in a cheap hotel for a few weeks.be holed up in/on etc something: · The FBI believes that Richards is holed up on an estate in Colombia.
to hide in a ship in order to travel to a place without being noticed and without paying: · With no money, his only hope of getting to New York was to stow away on the next ship.· Customs officials discovered several illegal immigrants stowed away at the front of the ship.
formal to hide yourself carefully so that you cannot be seen: · When police arrived, Black made no effort to hide or conceal herself.conceal yourself in/beneath/behind etc: · It was easy for the man to conceal himself in the museum before closing time.conceal yourself from: · Many spiders spin special webs to conceal themselves from danger.
to hide in a place in order to attack or stop someone you know will come there: · The tank commander feared there might be enemy soldiers lying in wait in the hills up ahead.lie in wait for: · Aitkins lay in wait for his victims and shot them as they walked toward their front door.
to wait or move around in a particular area while trying not to be seen, especially because you are going to do something wrong or something you do not want other people to know about: · Who's that skulking over there?lurk/skulk around/about: · Police received reports of a man lurking around the neighborhood.lurk/skulk in/behind/under etc: · I'm sure I saw someone lurking in the bushes just now.· He skulked along the street, looking this way and that to see if anyone was following him.
to hide someone or something by making them look different to make someone or something look different in order to deceive people, for example by changing someone's clothes or hair: · The FBI say the hijackers were very likely to have been disguised.disguise somebody/something as: · The men had disguised the vessel as fishing boat to escape.· He spent several years in the monastery disguised as a monk.disguise yourself as: · She managed to get into the camp by disguising herself as a soldier.
to hide someone or something by covering them with materials that help them to look like the surrounding area: · We camouflaged the plane by covering it with leaves.camouflage somebody/something with something: · Soldiers had camouflaged the trucks with branches and dirt.camouflage yourself: · The lizards camouflage themselves by changing colour.
to make something difficult to see by being in front of or over it · Low clouds hid the top of the mountain.· Most of his face was hidden by a beard.· The bushes had become overgrown and now hid the entrance to the garden.hide something from view · A pair of mirrored sunglasses hid her eyes from view.
formal to hide something by covering it: · A wide-brimmed hat concealed her graying hair.· Her legs were concealed to the ankle by a loose flowing skirt.
to be over something or on top of it so that it cannot be seen: · The make-up didn't cover her bruises as well as she'd hoped.· He pulled back a corner of the blanket that covered the dead body.
to hide something completely by being in front of it: · In the back yard, a hedge neatly screens the vegetable plot.screen something (off) from something: · The house is screened from the road by a row of tall trees.
to cover something so completely that you are not able to see any of it: blot out something: · The clouds of dust grew heavier till they blotted out the desert and the moon.blot something out: · The shadow of someone in the back of the theater blotted the movie screen out for a moment.
a place where you can hide a place where someone can hide: · We were grateful for a place to hide during the raids.· With the police closing in, he had no one to help him and no place to hide.
a place where someone can hide, or a place where you can hide something: · I've found a good hiding place for the money.· From his hiding place in the closet, Dwayne could hear the conversation in the bedroom.
a place where someone goes to hide from the police or someone dangerous: · It is believed that the guerrillas have a hideout in the southern mountains.· Police raided the gang's hideout on Thursday, arresting six people.
hidden · Under the lampshade Harry discovered a hidden microphone.hidden under/behind/in etc · She kept the letters hidden in a box in her closet.hidden away · I've got the kids' presents all hidden away ready for Christmas day.hidden from · The pit was hidden from view by branches and leaves that had been laid across it.
something that is concealed has been deliberately hidden by someone, especially by covering it with something or by putting something in front of it: · Concealed cameras help security guards spot intruders.concealed behind/beneath/in etc: · One of the pistols was concealed in the lining of her coat.concealed by: · Half-concealed by the curtain, he peered out of the window.concealed from: · Sacred paintings are screened off, concealed from public view.concealed weapon: · The man said he had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
to hide your feelings to deliberately not show what you are feeling or thinking: · He hides his real feelings under that big smile.· "That's OK," she said, trying to hide her disappointment.hide something from somebody: · I tried to hide my anxiety from the rest of the family by pretending that everything was normal.
to not show in your face, voice, or movements what you really think or feel: · If she was surprised, she didn't show it.· My husband never shows emotion, so I never know if he's upset.
formal to hide your feelings or intentions especially when you have to make an effort to do this: · Kim could barely conceal her annoyance that I had arrived so late.· I yawned, not bothering to conceal my boredom.conceal something from somebody: · Hawkins was incapable of concealing how he felt from his close friends.
to avoid showing your true feelings or intentions by pretending to feel something else: · Kate gave a cheerful smile, somehow managing to disguise her embarrassment.· "That's great!" she cried, unable to disguise her excitement.· He often masked his feelings of guilt by becoming angry at the people he had wronged.
to not allow yourself to show your feelings, especially if you are angry, worried, or upset - use this especially when you think it would be better for someone to show their feelings so they can be dealt with: bottle something up: · It's not healthy to bottle all your feelings up like that.· The anger that he had bottled up inside him finally exploded.keep something bottled up: · She wanted to cry but she kept it bottled up inside.
formal to not allow yourself to feel or show strong feelings such as anger, sadness, or love, especially when you have difficulty controlling these feelings: · She had had to suppress her feelings for George throughout his long marriage to her friend.· Finally Glen could suppress his anger no longer and he lashed out at his mother.
formal to deliberately stop yourself from having or expressing particular feelings, especially because you are ashamed of them, in a way that may have harmful mental effects: · Individuals who repress their sexual desires often suffer from psychological problems.· Denying or repressing sorrow often seems the easiest way out when confronted with death.
to pretend that you are happy or confident when in fact you are very upset about something but you do not want to show this: · When she lost her job she put on a brave face and said it didn't matter.· Most of his teammates put up a brave front when they talked about his departure.put on a brave face/put up a brave front on: · The speech was given to put a brave face on the president's declining popularity.
to hide information · He took off his ring to hide the fact that he was married.· She somehow hid the fact she couldn't read throughout her schooldays.hide something from somebody · The agency has been criticized for being too secretive and hiding information from the public.have nothing to hide · Ask me anything you want - I have nothing to hide.
formal to hide facts or the truth about something, especially by not giving people enough information about it or by lying: · He managed to conceal the fact that he had been in prison and so got a job as a security officer.conceal something from somebody: · Several drug companies are accused of concealing information from the Food and Drug Administration.
to do things that prevent people from finding out mistakes or unpleasant facts: cover up something: · Lewis asked his wife to lie in an attempt to cover up the murder.cover something up: · Kate has made some big mistakes, and she won't be able to cover them up for long.
formal to prevent important facts or information from being made known in a public or official situation: · Police were accused of suppressing evidence that might have proved that the men were innocent.· The CIA has often tried to suppress reports that are embarrassing to the agency.
informal to make a careful and deliberate attempt to stop people finding out about something wrong or criminal that you have done, by telling lies, hiding facts etc: · She covered her tracks by saying that she'd been at a friend's house all that evening.· Davis covered his tracks so well that no one could prove he had received any of the money.
informal to try to keep something wrong that has happened a secret: · All the evidence pointing to McKay's guilt has been swept under the carpet.· Before the scandal broke, an attempt had been made to sweep the senator's illegal activities under the carpet.
words for describing feelings, attitudes etc that are hidden · He's always joking around to make sure his true feelings stay hidden.· Even after years of psychiatric treatment, she was full of hidden anger.hidden talents (=abilities that you did not know someone had) · You can dance and sing! I never realized you had so many hidden talents.hidden meaning · The lyrics of most of his songs have some hidden meaning.
feelings or attitudes that are disguised are kept hidden, but usually not very well: · "OK, I'll do it," she said with barely disguised hostility.thinly disguised (=hardly disguised at all): · The speech was seen by many as a thinly disguised attack on the President.
strong feelings, such as anger, fear, or happiness, that are suppressed are ones that you do not allow yourself to feel or show: · He is full of suppressed anger and needs to find some way of releasing it.· The intensity of the trial caused her long-suppressed emotions to come out in the open.
feelings that are repressed are ones that you deliberately stop yourself from feeling, or have been taught not to feel from when you were a child, especially feelings that you are ashamed of: · The Victorian era is characterized by its strict conventions and repressed emotion.· I had a lot of repressed anger toward my family that I didn't realize till my father died.
a veiled threat, warning etc is one that you do not make directly, but deliberately do not hide well, so that the person you are dealing with understands what your real intention is: · His attempt to get us to help him is just a veiled form of blackmail.· Her comments were nothing more than a veiled criticism of my work.thinly veiled (=only slightly hidden): · The opposition leader has made thinly veiled threats of violence.
when people try to hide the truth a deliberate plan to prevent mistakes or embarrassing information, especially about politicians or other people in official positions, from being publicly known: · The Watergate cover-up eventually led to Nixon's resignation.cover-up of: · Some people suspect that government officials were involved in a cover-up of the incident.
an attempt by a government or official committee to hide the true facts of a situation from the public, especially when there was supposed to have been an official and fair examination of these facts: · A Greenpeace spokesperson described the official report on nuclear waste disposal as a whitewash.
something that you do or say as a way of hiding your true actions or intentions, especially when these are illegal or dishonest: · The ceasefire turned out to be just a cover to gain time to prepare another attack.· For years he had used his position at the United Nations as a cover for his spying activities.
something such as an organization or a type of behaviour that seems to be normal but is used to hide what is really happening: · She puts on this "innocent little girl" act, but it's all a front.· The car rental company is actually a front for a drugs ring.
something that is done or said in order to take people's attention away from other things that could be embarrassing or less acceptable: · The administration's emphasis on the drop in inflation is just a smokescreen to divert attention from rising unemployment.
when people do not try to hide the truth · I try to be open and honest with my employees and let them know exactly what's going on.· Some of her former supporters are now expressing open hostility to her leadership.
to show your feelings, attitudes etc when you do not intend to if you can't hide a feeling, you cannot stop yourself from showing it because the feeling is so strong: · Kris couldn't hide her delight at my situation.· 'It'll be okay,' said Kang, unable to hide his disappointment. can't hide from: · He couldn't hide his envy from her.
to show a feeling, quality, or attitude, especially without realizing that you are showing it: · The look on my face must have revealed my embarrassment.· Carter's face was a blank, revealing no emotion.· A slight trembling of his hands revealed his growing excitement.
to show a feeling, attitude, quality etc when you do not want or intend to: · His words were calm, but his voice betrayed his very real concern and anxiety.· Barker's comments on Germany betrayed a woeful ignorance of history and recent politics.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
She keeps a bottle of gin hidden behind a stack of books. She laughed to hide her nervousness. He took off his ring to hide the fact that he was married.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about). The book lay open on the table.
She keeps a bottle of gin hidden behind a stack of books. She laughed to hide her nervousness. He took off his ring to hide the fact that he was married.· There’s no need to hide your amusement. I’m well aware of it.
· For a second he was unable to hide his anger.
She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. (also conceal your disappointment formal)· She turned away quickly to hide her disappointment.
· She started laughing in an attempt to hide her embarrassment.
(also conceal your emotions formal)· Laura could not hide her emotions, or pretend to feel something she did not.
· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.
· He tried to hide his excitement, but his voice was shaking.
Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about).· She could no longer hide her feelings.
· She used a false name to conceal her identity.
The book lay open on the table.· She felt there was a hidden meaning behind his words.
(=covers something so that you cannot see it)· Mist obscured the ships in the harbor.
· She wondered if there was a hidden motive for his departure.
· He had watched the farm workers from his hiding place.
· Have a go – you may discover a hidden talent!
· The inside of the house was hidden from view by curtains.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· He put Bonaventure down, stood, and broadened his smile, to hide his disappointment.· It is impossible to hide your disappointments if they are embodied in a 770-foot-high building like Worldwide Plaza.· Some of them were unable to hide their disappointment at being cheated out of the chance of facing the enemy.· The 36-year-old blonde beauty was unable to hide her bitter disappointment at failing to win her libel action against the People.
· I shall have to hide my emotions better, she decided.· Its tragic revelations are presented in a quiet, conversational style which hides deep emotions.· It had stripped away their ability to hide emotions from each other.· She was feeling her loss much more than she revealed; she was schooled in hiding her emotions.· She was simply not intelligent enough to hide her emotions, to pretend to be feeling something she was not.· Such people give more than they take; they tend to hide their emotions and repress their desires just to please others.· Afterwards her home had become a place of coldness, of ugly, hidden, unspoken emotions.
· John Gummer hid his face in his hands.· Not even the glasses and scarf could completely hide a face that had been on the covers of magazines.· Julia, wearing a black leather jacket and faded jeans, hid her face as she scurried through Heathrow.· Some do not bother to hide their faces.· He hid his face as his gray sedan drove through the prison gates.· Shy and quiet, he hid his face behind his hands and laughed.
· The mysterious disguise hid the identity of the figure, but could not conceal that it only had one arm.· To do so, he must hide his identity.· She used the name Blondie to hide her identity.· And they hid their identities, more so than anyone imagined.
· The suppressor field seemed to work perversely on Jaq, who already knew how to hide his own light.· For far too long you've been hiding your light under a bushel.· Fortunately, much of it was hidden because the gas lights were so dim.· When he had strength enough he turned his face into his arms and hid from the light.
· No face to save, no place to hide.· Not an easy place in which to hide anything; not an easy place to escape.· Culturally speaking, there is no place left to hide in the modern world.· Second, the change and upheaval of the past years has left us with no place to hide.· There weren't many places to hide.· We were grateful for a place to hide during the raids.· She looked around her anxiously for some place to hide.· He had to find another place to hide that money.
· More easily now, he made his way along the roof-tops, hidden from sight by the forest of chimney stacks.· Her body had been hidden from sight by the cauldron.· I kept my hands clasped tightly to avoid the habitual gesture of hiding myself from sight.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► hide your light under a bushel
1[transitive] to deliberately put or keep something or someone in a place where they cannot easily be seen or foundhide something in/under/behind etc- Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins.
- Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.
- It hides a multitude of sins.
- It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.
- Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.
Marcia hid the pictures in her desk drawer. She keeps a bottle of gin hidden behind a stack of books.hide something/somebody from somebody He was accused of trying to hide evidence from the police.2[transitive] to cover something so that it cannot be seen clearly: The church roof was half hidden by trees. Her tangled hair hid her face.3[intransitive] to go or stay in a place where no one will see or find you: Quick, he’s coming! We’d better hide.hide in/under/behind etc Harry hid under the bed.hide from somebody Weiss spent two years hiding from the Nazis.4[transitive] to keep someone in a place where other people will not find them: The old woman hid him in her cellar for three days.hide somebody from somebody We’ll have to hide him from the soldiers.5[transitive] to keep your real feelings, plans, or the truth secret, so that they cannot be known by other peoplehide your disappointment/embarrassment/confusion etc She laughed to hide her nervousness. He took off his ring to hide the fact that he was married. He told the jury that he is innocent and has nothing to hide.hide something from somebody Don’t try to hide anything from me. → hide your light under a bushel at bushelTHESAURUShide to make something difficult to see or find, or to not show your true feelings: · He hid the gun in his pocket.· She tried to hide her anger.· The actress put up a hand to hide her face from the cameras.conceal formal to hide something, especially by carefully putting it somewhere. Also used when talking about hiding your feelings, especially in negative sentences: · Several kilos of drugs were concealed in the back of the truck.· He could not conceal his feelings any longer.· The girl quickly concealed the photograph she had been gazing at.cover up to put something over another thing that you do not want people to see, in order to hide it completely: · People cover up cracks with wallpaper or tiles.· I used some make-up to cover up the spots.· She was wearing a thin shawl to cover up the bruises on her arm.disguise to make someone or something seem like a different person or thing, so that other people cannot recognize them: · She managed to get into the camp by disguising herself as a soldier.· The men had disguised the vessel as fishing boat.camouflage to hide something by covering it with materials that make it look like the things around it: · We camouflaged the plane by covering it with leaves.· The troops used charcoal to camouflage their faces.· Soldiers had camouflaged the trucks with branches and dirt.obscure literary to make it difficult to see something clearly: · The view was obscured by mist.· His body was found, partially obscured by bushes, at the bottom of a shallow canyon.mask to make something less noticeable, for example a taste, a smell, a sound, or a feeling: · The lemon helps to mask the taste of the fish.· Helen had turned on the radio to mask the noise of the traffic.· He did little to mask his contempt.hide1 verbhide2 noun
hidehide2 noun [countable] WORD ORIGINhide2
Origin:
Old English hydEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a buffalo hide
- His hide is removed with head and paws attached and arranged upon a rack to look alive.
- If the meticulous and demanding rescue work succeeds, birdwatchers using the hide will be in for a treat.
- If you brush against their hair it rasps the hide right off you.
- It was the flayed hide to a bull, winging on the tide out to sea.
- The alligator, though pursued for its hide and much reduced in numbers, is not in present danger of extinction.
WORD SETS
après-ski, nounbackpack, nounbackyard, nounbandstand, nounbarbecue, nounbarbecue, verbbarbie, nounbarker, nounBBQ, nounbeach ball, nounbeach chair, nounbeachcomber, nounbedroll, nounbig dipper, nounbig top, nounbig wheel, nounbilly, nounbirdseed, nounbird table, nounbivouac, nounbivouac, verbbloodhound, nounboardwalk, nounboating, nounbonfire, nounboomerang, nounbooth, nounbotanical garden, nounbriquette, nouncamp, verbcamper, nouncampground, nouncampsite, nouncampstool, nouncaravan, nouncaravanning, nouncoarse fishing, nouncompass, nouncrampon, nouncrest, verbcruise, verbcruise, nouncruiser, nouncyclist, noundovecot, noundriving range, nounduckboards, noundune buggy, nounfair, nounfairground, nounFerris wheel, nounfête, nounfield glasses, nounfish, verbfisherman, nounfishing, nounfishing line, nounfishing rod, nounfishing tackle, nounflysheet, nounFrisbee, nounfunfair, noungarden party, noungazebo, nounghost train, nounground cloth, noungroundsheet, noungun dog, nounguy, nounhammock, nounhamper, nounhelter-skelter, nounhen house, nounhide, nounhike, nounhike, verbhiker, nounhorsey, adjectiveiron rations, nounjungle gym, nounlido, nounlounger, nounmap-reading, nounmarina, nounmarquee, nounmaze, nounmenagerie, nounmerry-go-round, nounmetal detector, nounminiature golf, nounmonkey bars, nounmud, nounmudbath, nounmuddy, adjectivemud pie, nounnature reserve, nounnook, nounnudist, nounoutdoors, adverboutdoorsy, adjectiveoutfitter, nounpack, nounpack trip, nounpaddle, nounpaddle, verbpaddling pool, nounpageant, nounparade, nounparasol, nounpark, nounpark keeper, nounparkland, nounpatio, nounpavilion, nounpeg, nounpiton, nounpothole, nounPrimus, nounpromenade, nounPunch and Judy show, nounpunt, verbPYO, ramble, verbramble, nounrambler, nounrecreation ground, nounrest area, nounride, nounrod, nounroller coaster, nounroundabout, nounrubber dinghy, nounrucksack, nounrunner, nounRV, nounsailing, nounsailing boat, nounsandcastle, nounshooting stick, nounsite, nounsledge, verbsleeping bag, nounspeleology, nounsport, nounstate park, nounstock car, nounsub-aqua, adjectivesummerhouse, nounsunbathe, verbsundial, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesun lounger, nounsun-worshipper, nounsurfboard, nounswing, nounswing set, nountent, nountheme park, nountoboggan, verbtool, verbtootle, verbtopless, adjectivetorch, nountrain spotter, nounwading pool, nounwalk, nounwalker, nounwalking, nounwater bottle, nounwigwam, nounwilderness area, nounwoodcraft, nounyachting, nounyachtsman, nounyachtswoman, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about). The book lay open on the table.
He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself).· There’s no need to hide your amusement. I’m well aware of it.
· For a second he was unable to hide his anger.
She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. (also conceal your disappointment formal)· She turned away quickly to hide her disappointment.
· She started laughing in an attempt to hide her embarrassment.
(also conceal your emotions formal)· Laura could not hide her emotions, or pretend to feel something she did not.
· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.
· He tried to hide his excitement, but his voice was shaking.
Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about).· She could no longer hide her feelings.
· She used a false name to conceal her identity.
The book lay open on the table.· She felt there was a hidden meaning behind his words.
(=covers something so that you cannot see it)· Mist obscured the ships in the harbor.
· She wondered if there was a hidden motive for his departure.
· He had watched the farm workers from his hiding place.
· Have a go – you may discover a hidden talent!
· The inside of the house was hidden from view by curtains.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· I had played hide and seek with Sam for years.· A goose named Alfonse and a gosling named Little Bird decide to play hide and seek.
· I had played hide and seek with Sam for years.· Their bosses, who play the same game with their bosses, join in the annual contest of hide and seek.· A goose named Alfonse and a gosling named Little Bird decide to play hide and seek.· SHIme ILEchl Anyone who grew up in Brooklyn knows the term that describes the opening of a game of hide and seek.
· Small Star tanned a hide and carefully covered the pony each night.· We cut the fur, tan the hides, and sew them.· So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► have/tan somebody’s hide► somebody’s hidePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► hide your light under a bushel
1British English a place from which you can watch animals or birds without being seen by them SYN blind American English2an animal’s skin, especially when it has been removed to be used for leather: - I haven't seen hide nor hair of him in months.
- Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins.
- Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.
- It hides a multitude of sins.
- It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.
- Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.
ox hide gloves3have/tan somebody’s hide spoken to punish someone severely – used humorously4somebody’s hide spoken used to talk about someone when they are in a difficult situation: He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide (=save himself).5not see hide nor hair of somebody spoken to not see someone anywhere for a fairly long time: I haven’t seen hide nor hair of him for ages.- miniseries
- minisite
- miniskirt
- minister
- ministerial
- minister of state
- ministrations
- ministry
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Justice
- minivan
- mink
- Minneapolis
- Minnehaha
- Minnelli, Liza
- Minnesota
- Minnie Mouse
- Minnie the Minx
- minnow
- Minoan
- Minogue, Kylie
- minor
- Minorca
- minority