cloak

About 3.75 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
2. noun A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.

   Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.

3. noun That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
4. noun A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
5. verb To cover as with or like a cloak.
6. verb To cover up, hide or conceal.
7. verb To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.

   The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.

Similar words

mask dissemble raincoat overcoat coat jacket tux pall headscarf robe

Often followed by

of and for to over with was that in

Word family

cloaked cloaking cloaks