hidey-hole

hidey-hole
An isolated or secluded place; a hideaway or hideout

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  • hidey-hole — noun or hidy hole ˈhīdēˌhōl Etymology: alteration of earlier hiding hole : hideaway 1 * * * hidey hole 7 [hidey hole hidey holes] (also …   Useful english dictionary

  • hidey-hole — or hidy hole noun Etymology: alteration of earlier hiding hole Date: 1817 hideaway …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hidey-hole — /huy dee hohl /, n. Informal. a nook or cranny used as a hiding place. [1810 20; HIDE1 + EY2 + HOLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • hidey-hole — (also hidy hole) noun informal a hiding place …   English new terms dictionary

  • hidey-hole — hid′ey hole [[t]ˈhaɪ di[/t]] n. Informal. dial. inf hideaway • Etymology: 1810–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • hidey-hole — /ˈhaɪdi hoʊl/ (say huydee hohl) noun 1. a hiding place. 2. a hideaway (def. 2) …  

  • hidey-hole —  Hiding place …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • hole — Synonyms and related words: Augean stables, Babylon, CAT, Gomorrah, Sodom, abode, abri, abysm, abyss, aerospace, aerosphere, air hole, air pocket, airspace, alveolation, alveolus, antre, antrum, aperture, area, armpit, arroyo, asylum, auger,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • hid|y-hole — «HY dee HOHL», noun. = hidey hole. (Cf. ↑hidey hole) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bolt hole — Synonyms and related words: asylum, back door, back stairs, back way, cache, concealment, corner, cover, covert, covert way, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, dark corner, den, dugout, ejection seat, emergency exit, escalier derobe, escape… …   Moby Thesaurus

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