veil
/veɪl/noun, verb1 syllable
Veil means: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.
Synonyms for veil10
noun, as in the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
noun, as in a garment that covers the head and face
noun, as in a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
noun, as in a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Opposites of veil
What does veil mean?6
verb
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing“a hidden message”
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil“women in Afghanistan veil their faces”
noun
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
a garment that covers the head and face
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with veil?40
one syllable
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Veil in a sentence
- It was night, and a veil of darkness covered the streets.marcelostockle
- Your cheeks, two pomegranate cuts, can be seen behind the veil.carlosalberto
- This bride is covering her face with a veil.Source_VOA
- She wears a veil to hide her wounds.Lepotdeterre
- She dropped her thick black veil over her face and glided from the room.Hybrid
- Algerians veil their wives but deceive them too.Igider
- The politician tried to draw a veil over his shady dealings with the dictator.mccarras
- The beautiful bride has her face covered by a white veil.Nylez
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Forms of veil
as a noun
- plural
- veils
as a verb
- past tense
- veiled
- present participle
- veiling
- third-person singular
- veils
- past participle
- veiled