| obsolete |
| 1. adj. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject). | |
| It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete. | |
| 2. adj. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct. | |
| 3. v. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete. | |
| This software component has been obsoleted. | |
| We are in the process of obsoleting this product. | |
| cloaked |
| 1. adj. Wearing a cloak. | |
| 2. adj. Covered, hidden, disguised. | |
| He was a tall dark man, cloaked in mystery. | |
| 3. v. simple past tense and past participle of cloak | |
| cloak |
| 1. n. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. | |
| 2. n. A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical. | |
| Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness. | |
| 3. n. (figurative) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext. | |
| Robert South | |
| No man is esteemed any ways considerable for policy who wears religion otherwise than as a cloak. | |
| 4. n. (Internet) A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable. | |
| 5. v. To cover as with a cloak. | |
| 6. v. (transitive, figurative) To hide or conceal. | |
| 7. v. (science fiction, ambitransitive) To render or become invisible via futuristic technology. | |
| The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space. | |
| hidden |
| 1. v. past participle of hide | |
| 2. adj. That has been moved out of sight. Invisible or unapparent. | |
| 3. adj. Obscure. | |
| 4. adj. That has been hidden. | |
| hidden treasure; hidden talents | |
| hide |
| 1. v. To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. | |
| He hides his magazines under the bed. | |
| The politicians were accused of keeping information hidden from the public. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. | |
| 3. n. The skin of an animal. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete, or derogatory) The human skin. | |
| 5. n. (informal usually US) One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril. | |
| 6. n. (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them. | |
| 7. n. A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes. | |
| 8. v. To beat with a whip made from hide. | |
| 9. n. (now historical) A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents. | |
| concealed |
| 1. v. simple past tense and past participle of conceal | |
| conceal |
| 1. v. To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. | |
| He tried to conceal the truth about his health. | |
