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cloak
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- pronunciation:
- klok
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, 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 |
adjective + (n.)cloak
billowing,
black,
blue,
brown,
colorful,
crimson,
dark,
dirty,
dusty,
elaborate,
embroidered,
flowing,
gray,
green,
heavy,
hooded,
invisible,
magic,
naked,
protective,
purple,
red,
scarlet,
tall,
tattered,
thick,
threadbare,
traveling,
warm,
woolen
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verb + (n.)cloak
borrow,
bundle,
clad,
clutch,
don,
dress,
fling,
fold,
gather,
grab,
lift,
mourn,
pull,
remove,
retrieve,
shed,
shiver,
shroud,
sling,
sweep,
tear,
throw,
toss,
tug,
wear,
wrap
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(n.)cloak
+ verb
billow, conceal, cover, drag, drape, fasten, flap, hang, hide, shield, slip, spread, swirl, weave, whip
noun + (n.)cloak
beard,
bearskin,
boot,
clothing,
coat,
covering,
dark,
dress,
fabric,
feather,
felt,
fold,
fur,
gown,
grandmother,
hem,
hood,
invisibility,
knight,
lining,
pocket,
propulsion,
robe,
sheepskin,
throat,
tunic,
turban,
velvet,
wind,
wizard,
wool
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cloaks, cloaking, cloaked |
| 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 |
(v.)cloak
+ noun
anonymity,
blanket,
cloud,
darkness,
device,
dust,
forest,
garb,
guise,
landscape,
language,
layer,
leaf,
mantle,
mist,
mystery,
secrecy,
shadow,
shield,
snow,
veil
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| derivation: |
cloakless (adj.) |
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