hidey-holes

variants or hidy-holes
plural of hidey-hole
as in hideouts
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others commandos captured the deposed dictator in a carefully camouflaged cellar that he had been using as a hidey-hole

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Noun
  • If this were true, Solomon would learn all of this elder’s secret hideouts and survival tricks, resulting in a formidable pair for any hunter to take on.
    Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
  • According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The team kept colonies of Iberian harvester ants in artificial nests in its lab.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • No nests, clear piles of branches or wood and no trash.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Hidey-holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidey-holes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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