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| open |
When you are open, you give your honest opinions and you don't hide things. [1/17 definitions] |
| over |
When you put something over something else, you cover it with that thing. If you want to hide something, maybe you will put something over it. [1/16 definitions] |
| palm1 |
to hide something in the hand. [1/2 definitions] |
| pelt2 |
the skin or hide of an animal. |
| rawhide |
cattle skin or hide that has not been tanned. [1/2 definitions] |
| reef1 |
A reef is something in the ocean made out of rock, sand, or coral. A reef rises from the bottom of the sea and reaches close to the surface of the water. Reefs support the life of many fish and other sea animals. Reefs give sea creatures places to hide and also make it easy for them to find food. |
| screen |
to hide from view. [1/8 definitions] |
| secretly |
When you do something secretly, you hide what you are doing from other people and you don't tell people about it. |
| shade |
to hide or protect from light. [1/10 definitions] |
| shell |
A shell is a hard thing that covers certain animals that live in the sea or in water. Animals like clams, scallops, and snails grow shells around themselves to protect their bodies. All their lives, these animals continue to grow their shells. When an animal like this dies, its shell becomes empty, but sometimes other types of sea animals use it to hide or live in themselves. [1/6 definitions] |
| smother |
to hide or cover up. [1/5 definitions] |
| sneaky |
If a person is sneaky, they hide what they are doing from other people. When people are sneaky, they don't want to get caught doing what they are doing. If some action is sneaky, it is done secretly, and it is often a bad thing. Sneaky things can be good sometimes, but more often they are not. |
| suspicious |
If something is suspicious, it makes people wonder if something is wrong or if something bad is happening. A suspicious thing may be a strange or surprising thing so it makes people wonder why it is happening. If someone does something suspicious, people might wonder if they are doing something wrong or trying to hide what they are doing. [1/3 definitions] |
| transparent |
When something is transparent, it cannot hide the truth. [1/2 definitions] |
| veil |
a thin piece of fabric or net worn over the face, head, or shoulders, or over some combination of these. A veil is used as a decoration or to hide a person's face. [2/3 definitions] |
| wrap |
to hide or cover as if by wrapping. [1/7 definitions] |
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