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hidalgo
nounLow
/hɪˈdalɡəʊ/A member of the minor nobility in Spain; a Spanish gentleman.
hidalgo y costilla
nounC2
/hɪˈdælɡəʊ iː kɒˈstiːjə/A proper noun referring to Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811), the Roman Catholic priest and key leader in the Mexican War of Independence.
hidatsa
nounVery Low
/hɪˈdɑːtsə/A member of a Native American people originally from the Upper Missouri River area in what is now North Dakota.
hidden
adjectiveverbB1
/ˈhɪdn/Kept out of sight or made difficult to find or perceive.
hidden agenda
nounC1-C2
/ˌhɪd.ən əˈdʒen.də/A secret or ulterior motive, purpose, or plan that a person or group has, which they do not openly admit.
hidden hand
nounC1/C2
/ˌhɪd.ən ˈhænd/A secret or unseen force or influence guiding events or actions.
hidden tax
nounMedium-Low
/ˈhɪd(ə)n tæks/A cost or financial burden imposed by the government that is not explicitly labelled as a tax, making it less visible to the payer.
hiddenite
nounRare
/ˈhɪdənaɪt/A rare, transparent green gemstone variety of the mineral spodumene.
hide
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
/haɪd/to put or keep out of sight; to conceal oneself or something.
hide-and-seek
nounB1
/ˌhaɪd‿n̩ ˈsiːk/A children's game in which players hide and one designated player (the 'seeker') tries to find them.
hideaway
adjectivenounB2
/ˈhaɪdəweɪ/A secluded, private place where someone goes to escape notice.
hideaway bed
nounLow
/ˈhaɪdəweɪ bɛd/A bed that can be folded or stored out of sight when not in use, typically within a piece of furniture.
hideout
nounverbB1
/ˈhaɪdaʊt/A secret place where someone can go to hide or be safe from discovery.
hidey-hole
nounLow
/ˈhaɪ.di ˌhəʊl/A small, secret place where someone can hide or where things can be stored out of sight.
hideyoshi
nounLow (specialist/historical)
/ˌhɪd.iːˈəʊ.ʃiː/A proper noun, most commonly referring to Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537–1598), a prominent daimyō, warrior, general, and politician of Japan's Sengoku period, regarded as the second 'Great Unifier' of Japan.
hideyoshi toyotomi
nounC2
/hɪˌdeɪ.əʊ.ʃi ˌtɔɪ.əʊˈtəʊ.mi/The name of a Japanese feudal lord and national unifier who ruled from 1585 to 1598.
hiding
nounB1
/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/The act of concealing oneself or something; being in a place where one cannot be seen or found.
hidropoiesis
nounVery Rare / Obscure
/ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs/The production or formation of sweat.
hidrosis
nounVery low
/hɪˈdrəʊsɪs/The process of sweating, the secretion of sweat.
hidy-hole
nounRare / Regional
/ˈhaɪ.di ˌhəʊl/A small, secret hiding place or nook.

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