VEIL
/veɪl/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9
Definition
- verb to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil.
- verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.
— synonyms: obscure, blot_out, obliterate, hide
- noun a garment that covers the head and face.
— synonyms: head_covering
- noun a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms.
— synonyms: velum
- noun the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth).
— synonyms: caul, embryonic_membrane
- noun a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
— synonyms: humeral_veil
Examples
- “a nun's veil”
- “The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.”
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