Cloak

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A loose outer garment, such as a cape.
  • n. Something that covers or conceals: a cloak of secrecy.
  • v. To cover or conceal with or as if with a cloak. See Synonyms at clothe, disguise, hide1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
  • n. A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
  • n. A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
  • v. To cover as with a cloak.
  • v. To render invisible via futuristic technology.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.
  • n. That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.
  • v. To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Properly, a loose outer garment without sleeves, worn by either sex as a protection from the weather: now frequently used, though erroneously, for a sleeved outer wrap worn by women.
  • n. Figuratively, that which conceals; a cover; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense.
  • To cover with or as with a cloak.
  • Figuratively, to cover up; hide; conceal.
  • Synonyms To hide, conceal, mask, cover, veil, screen.
  • To intrigue; hold secret council.
  • n. In mollusks, same as mantle or pallium.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cover with or as if with a cloak
  • v. cover as if with clothing
  • v. hide under a false appearance
  • n. anything that covers or conceals
  • n. a loose outer garment
  • Verb Form
    cloakatively    cloaked    cloaking    cloaks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cover    spread over    mask    disguise    covering   
    Cross Reference
    pretext    hide    drunkard's cloak    burnouse    burnoose    burnous    domino costume   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    excuse    mask    cover    palliate    clothe    mantle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baroque    Coke    Koch    Polk    Stoke    Wouk    awoke    baroque    bloke    boak   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    robe    tunic    cape    mantle    hat    skirt    shawl    blanket    glove    cloth