hideaway

noun

hide·​away ˈhīd-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce hideaway (audio)
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The resort is a perfect romantic hideaway for young couples. the novelist has a little hideaway in the country where he goes whenever he wants to do some serious writing
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Considered Lisbon’s highest perch, this Graça hideaway has views of the castle just across the way, the city, and the river. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026 On Crete’s remote southern part, adult-only Numo Ierapetra from the Curio Collection is another hideaway worth a nearly two-hour drive from the island’s Heraklion airport. Yulia Denisyuk, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026 She has been tracked down to a mountain hideaway in the Austrian Alps, British newspaper The Sun reported on April 16. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 The amfAR gala in Cannes dates back to 1993, when Elizabeth Taylor, who was founding international chairman, hosted it at the luxe hideaway Moulin de Mougins. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hideaway

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First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hideaway was in 1926

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hideaway

noun
hide·​away ˈhīd-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce hideaway (audio)
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