hiding place

hid·ing place
US, UK/ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/

noun

A place where someone or something may be hidden.

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Meanings

nounhiding place (plural hiding places)

plural hiding places · alternative hiding-place · alternative hidingplace

  1. A place where someone or something may be hidden.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hiding

Origin

From hiding + place.

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Translations

Catalan amagatall
  • amagatallplace where someone or something may be hidden
Chinese Mandarin 藏身之處 /藏身之处
  • 藏身之處 /藏身之处 (cángshēnzhīchù)place where someone or something may be hidden
Czech úkryt, skrýš
  • úkrytplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • skrýšplace where someone or something may be hidden
Danish gemmested, skjulested
  • gemmestedplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • skjulestedplace where someone or something may be hidden
Dutch schuilplaats, onderduikadres
  • schuilplaatsplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • onderduikadresplace where someone or something may be hidden
Esperanto kaŝejo, kaŝangulo
  • kaŝejoplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • kaŝanguloplace where someone or something may be hidden
Estonian peidupaik
  • peidupaikplace where someone or something may be hidden
Finnish piilopaikka, piilo
  • piilopaikkaplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • piiloplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • kätköplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • jemmaplace where someone or something may be hidden
French cachette
  • cachetteplace where someone or something may be hidden
German Versteck, Unterschlupf
  • Versteckplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • Unterschlupfplace where someone or something may be hidden
Hungarian rejtekhely
  • rejtekhelyplace where someone or something may be hidden
Icelandic fylgsni
  • fylgsniplace where someone or something may be hidden
Irish cró folaigh
  • cró folaighplace where someone or something may be hidden
Italian nascondiglio
  • nascondiglioplace where someone or something may be hidden
Latin latebra
  • latebraplace where someone or something may be hidden
Latvian ̀slēptuve, paslēptuve
  • ̀slēptuveplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • paslēptuveplace where someone or something may be hidden
Norwegian Bokmål gjemmested, skjulested
  • gjemmestedplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • skjulestedplace where someone or something may be hidden
Polish schowek
  • schowekplace where someone or something may be hidden
Portuguese esconderijo
  • esconderijoplace where someone or something may be hidden
Russian потайно́е ме́сто, тайни́к
  • потайно́е ме́сто (potajnóje mésto)place where someone or something may be hidden
  • тайни́к (tajník)place where someone or something may be hidden
  • укры́тие (ukrýtije)place where someone or something may be hidden
Spanish zulo, escondite
  • zuloplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • esconditeplace where someone or something may be hidden
Swedish gömställe, gömma
  • gömställeplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • gömmaplace where someone or something may be hidden
Welsh cuddfa, ymguddfa
  • cuddfaplace where someone or something may be hidden
  • ymguddfaplace where someone or something may be hidden
Cite this entry
APA

hiding place. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiding%20place

MLA

“hiding place.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiding%20place. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiding place,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiding%20place.

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