cloak

Speech parts

1. cloak - Noun

2. cloak - Verb

Meaning

A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.

That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.

To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mask robe drape dissemble cover covering hide obscure disguise mantle curtain veil blanket wrap concealment
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Antonyms

unroll see show ferret describe broadcast
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Hypernyms

cover covering mask disguise outer garment overgarment

Hyponyms

cape capote capuchin dolman domino cope

Phrases with the word

cloak-and-dagger Newcastle cloak cloak-and-sworder cloak-and-sword cloak of invisibility air cloak

Derivatives

cloaked cloaking

Anagrams

Lacko

Examples

The bread you store up belongs to the hungry; the cloak that lies in your chest belongs to the naked; the gold you have hidden in the ground belongs to the poor. Basil of Caesarea

The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world. Willa Cather

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. Albert Einstein

Under a shabby cloak may be a smart drinker. Portuguese Proverb

Religion is the best armor in the world, but the worst cloak. American Proverb

Truth's cloak is often lined with lies. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

cloacinal cloacinid cloacitis cloak bag cloak of invisibility cloak of secrecy