Synonyms of the word veil


VEILALTER - CAUL - CHANGE - CONCEAL - GARMENT - HIDE - MODIFY - OBLITERATE - OBSCURE - VESTMENT

veil

  • n. Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze,…
  • n. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
  • n. The calyptra of mosses.
  • n. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
  • n. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head).
  • n. (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa).
  • n. (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
  • v. To put on, or decorate with, a veil.
  • v. To conceal as with a veil.

alter

  • v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
  • v. (intransitive) To become different.
  • v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
  • v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

caul

  • n. (historical) A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often…
  • n. (anatomy, obsolete except in specific senses) A membrane.
  • n. The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum.
  • n. The amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds…
  • n. The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.
  • n. (woodworking) A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.
  • n. (cooking) Caul fat.

change

  • v. (intransitive) To become something different.
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
  • v. (transitive) To replace.
  • v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
  • v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
  • v. (archaic) To exchange.
  • v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
  • n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
  • n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
  • n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
  • n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
  • n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
  • n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
  • n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
  • n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
  • n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
  • n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

conceal

  • v. (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

garment

  • n. A single item of clothing.

hide

  • v. (transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
  • v. (intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.
  • n. (countable) The skin of an animal.
  • n. (obsolete or derogatory) The human skin.
  • n. (uncountable, informal, usually US) One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
  • n. (countable) (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals…
  • v. To beat with a whip made from hide.
  • n. (historical) An English unit of land and tax assessment intended to support one household and notionally…

modify

  • v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
  • v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

obliterate

  • v. To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy.

obscure

  • adj. Dark, faint or indistinct.
  • adj. Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
  • adj. difficult to understand.
  • adj. not well-known.
  • v. (transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible,…
  • v. (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To conceal oneself; to hide.

vestment

  • n. A robe or gown worn as an indication of office.
  • n. Any of the robes worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the…

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