veil

A thin piece of cloth worn over the head or face, or placed over something.

• The bride wore a white veil.
• She lifted her veil to drink.
• The statue remained under a veil until the ceremony.

Similar words: covering

Common phrases: wear a veil, wedding veil, under a veil

A thin piece of cloth worn over the face or head.

• The bride wore a white veil.
• She lifted her veil to drink some water.
• A lace veil covered her face during the ceremony.

Common phrases: wedding veil, wear a veil, lift a veil

Something that prevents people from knowing or understanding the truth.

• A veil of secrecy surrounded the talks.
• Her cheerful manner hid a veil of sadness.
• The report lifted the veil on their secret business.

How to use it: a veil of something (A veil of mystery surrounds his departure.)

Similar words: cover, screen

Common phrases: veil of secrecy, behind a veil, lift the veil

To hide something or make it difficult to see or understand.

• Mist veiled the hills.
• She veiled her disappointment with a smile.
• Their true intentions were veiled in polite language.

How to use it: veil something in something (They veiled their plans in secrecy.)

Similar words: hide, conceal, obscure

Opposites: reveal

Common phrases: veil something, veil in mystery, veil the truth, veil the hills