cower | | |
v. (motion) | 1. cower, huddle | crouch or curl up.; "They huddled outside in the rain" |
| ~ crouch, stoop, bend, bow | bend one's back forward from the waist on down.; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" |
v. (motion) | 2. cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel | show submission or fear. |
| ~ bend, flex | form a curve.; "The stick does not bend" |
cloak | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. cloak | anything that covers or conceals. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
n. (artifact) | 2. cloak | a loose outer garment. |
| ~ burnoose, burnous, burnouse | a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors. |
| ~ caftan, kaftan | a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant. |
| ~ cape, mantle | a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. |
| ~ hooded cloak, capote | a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head. |
| ~ capuchin | a hooded cloak for women. |
| ~ cope | a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions. |
| ~ dolman | a woman's cloak with dolman sleeves. |
| ~ domino | a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume. |
| ~ jellaba | a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa. |
| ~ opera cloak, opera hood | a large cloak worn over evening clothes. |
| ~ outer garment, overgarment | a garment worn over other garments. |
| ~ pallium | cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome. |
| ~ poncho | a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head. |
| ~ shawl | cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders. |
| ~ toga | a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome. |
| ~ tunic | any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees. |
| ~ wrap, wrapper | cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person. |
v. (perception) | 3. cloak, dissemble, mask | hide under a false appearance.; "He masked his disappointment" |
| ~ disguise, mask | make unrecognizable.; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank" |
v. (contact) | 4. cloak, clothe, drape, robe | cover as if with clothing.; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" |
| ~ spread over, cover | form a cover over.; "The grass covered the grave" |
v. (contact) | 5. cloak | cover with or as if with a cloak.; "cloaked monks" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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