concealment

Noun
  1. is a type of: isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
    subtypes:
    same as: privacy, privateness, secrecy
  2. is a type of: covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
    subtypes:
    • blind - a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
    • camouflage - device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
    • shoji - a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
    • stalking-horse - screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
    same as: cover, covert, screen
  3. is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
    subtypes:
    • camouflage, disguise - the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
    • mask - activity that tries to conceal something
    • cover, covering, masking, screening - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
    • cover - a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
    • cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
    • burial, burying - concealing something under the ground
    • smoke screen, smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
    • stealing, stealth - avoiding detection by moving carefully
    • money laundering - concealing the source of illegally gotten money
    same as: concealing, hiding

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