English dictionary
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English noun: cloak | |||
| 1. | cloak (artifact) anything that covers or conceals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
| 2. | cloak (artifact) a loose outer garment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | outer garment, overgarment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burnoose, burnous, burnouse, caftan, cape, capote, capuchin, cope, dolman, domino, hooded cloak, jellaba, kaftan, mantle, opera cloak, opera hood, pallium, poncho, shawl, toga, tunic, wrap, wrapper | ||
English verb: cloak | |||
| 1. | cloak (perception) hide under a false appearance | ||
| Samples | He masked his disappointment. | ||
| Synonyms | dissemble, mask | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disguise, mask | ||
| 2. | cloak (contact) cover as if with clothing | ||
| Samples | The mountain was clothed in tropical trees. | ||
| Synonyms | clothe, drape, robe | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, spread over | ||
| 3. | cloak (contact) cover with or as if with a cloak | ||
| Samples | Cloaked monks. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
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