Dictionary Check: veil

"veil" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

noun

a garment that covers the head and face

Synonyms:
noun

a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

Synonyms:
noun

the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

noun

a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

Synonyms:
verb

to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

Example: "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
Antonyms:
verb

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Example: "a hidden message"

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