HIDEAWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hideaway mean? 

• HIDEAWAY (noun)
  The noun HIDEAWAY has 2 senses:

1. a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

2. an area where you can be alone

  Familiarity information: HIDEAWAY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HIDEAWAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

den; hideaway; hideout

Hypernyms ("hideaway" is a kind of...):

hiding place (a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An area where you can be alone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hideaway; retreat

Hypernyms ("hideaway" is a kind of...):

area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)