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HIDEAWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hideaway mean?
• HIDEAWAY (noun)
The noun HIDEAWAY has 2 senses:
1. a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
2. an area where you can be alone
Familiarity information: HIDEAWAY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("hideaway" is a kind of...):
hiding place (a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself))
Sense 2
Meaning:
An area where you can be alone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hideaway; retreat
Hypernyms ("hideaway" is a kind of...):
area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)
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