hideaway

See also: hide away

English

Etymology

From hide +‎ away.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ/

Noun

hideaway (plural hideaways)

1. a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people

   This weekend, let's find some romantic hideaway on the coast.

Translations

a hiding place — see also hideout

• Bulgarian: скривалище (bg) n (skrivalište), убежище (bg) n (ubežište)
• French: cachette (fr) f
• Latin: latebra f
• Macedonian: скрива́лиште n (skriválište)
• Maori: kuhunga
• Polish: ermitaż m, pustelnia (pl) f, samotnia f, ustronie n

Adjective

hideaway (not comparable)

1. Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
   • 1980, Making of America Project, House Beautiful: Volume 122:

     Furnishings by Stanley Furniture Co. include […] a trundle bed with hideaway mattress that provides space for two overnight guests.

   • 2006, Dr Ben Lerner, Angle of Yaw, page 53:

     Thomas Jefferson, who held the first United States patent on a hideaway bed, devised a system of elevating and securing the bed to the ceiling.