hide vs secret

hide

noun
  • A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway. 

  • The skin of an animal. 

  • (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them. 

  • One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril. 

  • A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes. 

  • A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents. 

verb
  • To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. 

  • To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. 

  • To beat with a whip made from hide. 

secret

noun
  • A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. 

  • Private seclusion. 

  • The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack. 

  • A form of steel skullcap. 

  • Something not understood or known. 

  • Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant. 

adj
  • Being or kept hidden. 

verb
  • To make or keep secret. 

  • To hide secretly. 

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