hideaway
pronunciation
How to pronounce hideaway in British English:
UK [ˈhaɪdəweɪ]
How to pronounce hideaway in American English:
US [ˈhaɪdəˌwe]
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- Noun:
- a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
- an area where you can be alone
Word Origin
- hideaway (n.)
- "small, secluded restaurant, etc.," 1929, from hide (v.1) + away. Earlier it meant "a fugitive person" (1871).
Example
- 1. Lead me astray to dreamer ` s hideaway .
- 2. They have a country hideaway in the lake district where they go at weekends .
- 3. The cook islands are the epitome of the south seas tropical hideaway .
- 4. They dressed in biblical robes , evaded the police , slipped in and out of salt lake city from their mountain hideaway and even relocated briefly to southern california .
- 5. In sydney I have a hideaway beach hut that I use when I need to escape .