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English noun: concealment | |||
| 1. | concealment (state) the condition of being concealed or hidden | ||
| Synonyms | privacy, privateness, secrecy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | isolation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bosom, confidentiality, covertness, hiddenness, hiding | ||
| 2. | concealment (artifact) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | ||
| Samples | A screen of trees afforded privacy. Under cover of darkness. The brush provided a covert for game. The simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background. | ||
| Synonyms | cover, covert, screen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blind, camouflage, shoji, stalking-horse | ||
| 3. | concealment (act) the activity of keeping something secret | ||
| Synonyms | concealing, hiding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burial, burying, camouflage, cover, cover, cover-up, covering, disguise, mask, masking, money laundering, screening, smoke screen, smokescreen, stealing, stealth | ||
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