Thesaurus results for HIDEY-HOLE

hidey-hole

noun

ˈhī-dē-ˌhōl

variants or hidy-hole

Definition of hidey-hole

as in hideout

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others commandos captured the deposed dictator in a carefully camouflaged cellar that he had been using as a hidey-hole

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Recent Examples of hidey-hole In the grounds, cycling and walking trails, as well as a wooden treehouse with swings and hidey-holes, will keep the older ones entertained in fair weather. — Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026 On Praslin island arrived the exclusive-use La Cigale Estate, a nine-bedroom, $10,000-a-night hidey-hole along Côte d’Or beach. — Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025 But no sooner had còsagach caught on than Gaelic speakers rose up in protest, saying the word didn’t evoke coziness so much as a damp hidey-hole, the kind of mossy burrow that a small creature might live in. — Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 Whereas wood and plastic boards are full of hidey-holes for nasties, titanium cutting boards leave no place for germs and odors to hide. — Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024

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Mod Periscope The perfect tool to peek out of secret hideouts—and infinitely customizable!

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
Others recounted people falling sick, being beaten by the rain, and told to hide whenever Nigerian military helicopters flew over the forest hideouts where the captors held them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of hideout

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Bald eagles are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, so killing, selling or otherwise harming eagles, their nests or eggs is strictly prohibited.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The organization highlighted careful monitoring, carried out with the farmers whose land the birds nested on, which allowed the nests to be fenced off from ground predators like foxes.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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