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- US Pronunciation
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- [klohk]
- /kloʊk/
- /kləʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klohk]
- /kloʊk/
Definitions of cloak word
- countable noun cloak A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 3
- singular noun cloak A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something. 3
- singular noun cloak If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something. 3
- verb cloak To cloak something means to cover it or hide it. 3
- noun cloak a wraplike outer garment fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders 3
- noun cloak something that covers or conceals 3
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Origin of cloak
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cloke (< Old French) < Medieval Latin cloca, variant of clocca bell-shaped cape, bell; see clock1
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Parts of speech for Cloak
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cloak popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cloak usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cloak
noun cloak
- shawl — a square, triangular, or oblong piece of wool or other material worn, especially by women, about the shoulders, or the head and shoulders, in place of a coat or hat outdoors, and indoors as protection against chill or dampness.
- mantle — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mask — a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- veneer — a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
verb cloak
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- shroud — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- veil — a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
Antonyms for cloak
noun cloak
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
verb cloak
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- unmask — to strip a mask or disguise from.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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