hide
- noun
- /haɪd/
- Let's see, over here I've got things like leather storage, some beautiful kangaroo hides for whip making.
- animal hide
- tan hides
- cattle hide
Ban is half dead and escaping on the hide of a pink dolphin.
- Ban is half dead and escaping on the hide of a pink dolphin.
- They use the elk's brains to tan the hide, which makes it softer and more supple.
- You have to find that self, that peace within yourself and toughen your skin, get alligator hide because it's coming and it is going to come.
- So that became quite a thorn in his hide at the time.
- But like, I'm talking about like people, if they can use your hide to advance themselves, they they will.
Examples
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You must come miles to bring your hides to market, and go miles back with your supplies.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Native Americans always said that working with hides and pelts releases the soul.
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But the horse hide glue would crystallize and it would get super hard.
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The skull and what's left of the tattered hide are washed to the top of the beach.
Fiction book (1991) -
She'll wear out two or three scraping a single cattle hide, one or two for a goat hide.
Academic text (2002) -
Using wooden pegs, Sokate, another hide worker, stretches a goat skin out to dry.
Academic text (2002) -
They use the elk's brains to tan the hide, which makes it softer and more supple.
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In his memory, the green meadows and glistening hides of the animals shone in that vast lushness.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hiding the sacks of gold among bundles of hides packed on their burros, they start for Durango.
Academic text (2002) -
The artisan skillfully crafted shoes from the animal's hide.
Synonyms
The outer layer covering the body of a person or animal
The skin of an animal made smooth and used to make items like shoes and bags
Soft leather from a young goat used for gloves or shoes
An animal skin with the fur still attached
Leather from the skin of a large reptile used to make shoes and bags
Animal skin not turned into leather that people use to make ropes or whips
Tanned sheep hide with wool left on used to make warm clothes
Leather from the skin of a young calf that is smooth and strong
The outer layer of an animal's body that people remove and use for leather or fur
Soft, strong leather from deer used for clothes like gloves or jackets
Skin from a young sheep with wool that people use to make warm clothes
Strong leather from a horse's skin used for things like boots and jackets
Leather that comes from a pig's skin
Leather made from cow skin used for things like shoes or furniture
The fur and hide of a rabbit used to make clothes or soft craft items
A wolf's skin that people use to make warm clothes or a rug
A soft leather with a velvety surface used for shoes and jackets
The skin of an ox used to make leather
The skin of an animal prepared for use, for example as leather or fur
Leather made from a cow's skin
Leather from a bull's skin that is very strong and long lasting
Soft leather made from goat skin for small items
Skin taken from a dog that people use to make clothes or items
Idioms
To keep your talents or good work hidden instead of showing them to others
Compounds
A children's game where one child closes their eyes, counts, then finds the others
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hide (noun) comes from an old word that meant 'skin', and it now means an animal's 'skin' when it is used as 'leather'.