hideaway

noun, adj — 2 senses

hideaway

noun

US /ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ/

Etymology From hide + away.

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.

hideaway

adj

Etymology From hide + away.

1

Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.

  • Furnishings by Stanley Furniture Co. include […] a trundle bed with hideaway mattress that provides space for two overnight guests.1980, Making of America Project, House Beautiful: Volume 122:
  • 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.2006, Dr Ben Lerner, Angle of Yaw, page 53:

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