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The Meaning of cloak

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense; a mask; a cover.
  • (v. t.) To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or conceal.

Synonyms

act , feign , affect , pretend , dissemble , disguise , drape , block out , sham , robe , mask , clothe , tog , garment , adorn , apparel , invest , vest , habilitate , garb , dress , fit out , enclothe , raiment , hide , bury , cover , entomb , overwhelm , suppress , inter , screen , veil , conceal , secrete

Antonyms

lay open , raise , unmask , confess , exhibit , make known , disinter , lay bare , publish , uncover , betray , divulge , advertise , discover , expose , promulgate , tell , avow , admit , disclose , exhume , manifest , show , reveal , unveil

Homophones

cloke

Rhymes

artichoke , awoke , backstroke , baroque , bloke , boak , boake , boeck , boeke , bouck , broke , choke , cloke , coke , countryfolk , croak , croke , doak , doke , droke , evoke , folk , goecke , goeke , gohlke , hoek , hoke , holyoke , invoke , joke , keystroke , knoke , koch , koke , kolk , larocque , laroque , misspoke , moacq , moak , moke , noack , oak , poke , polk , provoke , revoke , roanoke , roque , schmoke , schoeck , schroeck , scoke , sloke , slowpoke , smoak , smoke , snoke , soak , spoke , stoke , stroke , szoke , townsfolk , windhoek , woke , wolk , wouk , yoak , yoke , yolk