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cloak
- pronunciation:
- klok
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long, loose outer garment that drapes around one's shoulders and has no sleeves.
The wizard wore a black velvet cloak that nearly touched the floor.- synonyms:
- cape, capote, cope, mantle
- similar words:
- aba, burnoose, mantelet, mantelletta, pelisse, poncho, robe, tabard
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| definition 2: |
something that conceals or envelops.
He went about in a cloak of mystery.- synonyms:
- mantle, shroud, veil
- similar words:
- blind, cloud, cover, disguise, lid, mask
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| related words: |
blanket, camouflage, cape, clothing, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cloaked, cloaking, cloaks |
| definition: |
to conceal or cover with or as if with a cloak.
He cloaked his thoughts in silence.They were cloaked against the cold.- synonyms:
- disguise, mantle, shroud, veil
- antonyms:
- uncloak
- similar words:
- cloud, conceal, cover, enrobe, enshroud, envelop, mask, obscure, occult, wrap
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| related words: |
blanket, camouflage, clothe, disguise, fog, harbor, muffle, screen, secrete, shade |
| derivation: |
cloakless (adj.) |
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