The meaning of Concealment

noun

The disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.

Usage examples:

On the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage

verb

Hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.

Usage examples:

The caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

verb

Give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity.

Usage examples:

We took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals

noun

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

Usage examples:

I put on dark glasses as a disguise

noun

A physical beating.

Usage examples:

They caught him and gave him a hiding

noun

The action of concealing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The house we lived in was brilliant for hiding: lots of dark corners, low shelves, heavy curtains a…

verb

Put or keep out of sight.

Usage examples:

He hid the money in the house

noun

A state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people.

Usage examples:

She returned to the privacy of her own home

noun

The state of being alone, or the right to keep one’s personal matters and relationships secret

Usage examples:

A fence would give us more privacy in the backyard.

noun

The right that someone has to keep their personal life or personal information secret or known only to a small group of people

Usage examples:

Among the three industries studied, concerns about privacy and security of data were highest in the…

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

noun

A fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy.

Usage examples:

The special branch man remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses

verb

Conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen.

Usage examples:

Her hair swung across to screen her face

noun

A flat surface in a theater, on a television, or on a computer system on which pictures or words are shown

Usage examples:

I spend most of the day working in front of a computer screen., her ambition is to write for the sc…

noun

The state of being private and away from other people.

Usage examples:

They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion

noun

The state of being alone, away from other people

Usage examples:

He's been living in seclusion since he retired from acting., in some societies women are kept in se…

noun

The action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.

Usage examples:

The bidding is conducted in secrecy

noun

The state of being secret or of keeping something secret

Usage examples:

The content of her report is shrouded in secrecy (= being kept secret)., i'd love to tell you about…

noun

A process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.

Usage examples:

Alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion

noun

The process by which an animal or plant produces and releases a liquid, or the liquid produced

Usage examples:

The excessive secretion of gastric juices in the gut causes ulcers., toxic secretions

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…

noun

The action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication.

Usage examples:

The heavy-handed suppression of political dissent

noun

The act of preventing something from being expressed or known

Usage examples:

The suppression of emotions, the suppression of human rights

noun

A solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white.

Usage examples:

The saddlebags had been brought from the stables and rested on a wooden bench near the washstand, a…

verb

Paint (a wall, building, or room) with whitewash.

Usage examples:

The brick walls have been whitewashed

noun

Paint made from water and white powder which is used esp. on walls and ceilings

Usage examples:

[ c ] he called the report a whitewash.