Thesaurus / cover up
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There were infinite possibilities for "the greaser" to pocket a goodly share of the profits, and "cover up his tracks."
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONWildly and vainly did he strive even then to cover up the foolish thing that he had done.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIAn untruth is passed over carelessly and the child allowed to cover up its sins without realizing their sinfulness.
THE VALUE OF A PRAYING MOTHERISABEL C. BYRUM"It makes me think of spectres and shrieking ghosts," said Robbie, as he drew the cover up closer, and cuddled down by Clifford.
A FORTUNE HUNTER; OR, THE OLD STONE CORRALJOHN DUNLOE CARTERETBut the minute he heard her comin'—and he could hear her a mile—he'd cover up his knowledge again.
A YANKEE FROM THE WESTOPIE READIts rather pleasant odor makes it useful to cover up unpleasant smells of the sick room.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERI reached the chart table, almost falling over my leaden feet, seized a short permal T-square, and levered the cover up.
GREYLORNJOHN KEITH LAUMERInstead of sounding God's warning they cover up and lead the people into the dark, where they are themselves.
THE PROPHET EZEKIELARNO C. GAEBELEINTo cover up one's tracks at Whitehall was very difficult, and Lady Castlemaine was only partially successful.
COURT BEAUTIES OF OLD WHITEHALLW. R. H. TROWBRIDGEWell, it takes a great number of leaves to cover up an elephant, but finally the rabbit did it, and then away he started.
UNCLE WIGGILY'S TRAVELSHOWARD R. GARISWORDS RELATED TO COVER UP
- beard
- burrow
- bury
- cache
- camouflage
- cloak
- couch
- cover
- cover up
- disguise
- dissemble
- ditch
- duck
- ensconce
- enshroud
- harbor
- hide
- hole up
- keep dark
- keep secret
- lie low
- lurk
- mask
- masquerade
- obscure
- plant
- put in a hole
- put up a smokescreen
- screen
- secrete
- shelter
- skulk
- slink
- sneak
- stash
- stay out of sight
- stow
- tuck away
- veil
- wrap
- bearding
- burrowing
- burying
- caching
- camouflaging
- cloaking
- couching
- covering
- covering up
- dissembling
- ditching
- ducking
- ensconcing
- enshrouding
- harboring
- holing up
- keeping dark
- keeping secret
- lurking
- lying low
- masking
- masquerading
- obscuring
- planting
- putting in a hole
- screening
- secreting
- sheltering
- skulking
- slinking
- sneaking
- stashing
- staying out of sight
- stowing
- tucking away
- veiling
- wrapping
- beards
- buries
- burrows
- caches
- camouflages
- cloaks
- couches
- covers
- covers up
- dissembles
- ditches
- ducks
- ensconces
- enshrouds
- harbors
- holes up
- keeps dark
- keeps secret
- lies low
- lurks
- masks
- masquerades
- obscures
- plants
- puts in a hole
- screens
- secretes
- shelters
- skulks
- slinks
- sneaks
- stashes
- stays out of sight
- stows
- tucks away
- veils
- wraps
- blanket
- board up
- bury
- bush up
- cache
- camouflage
- canopy
- cap
- carpet
- cloak
- clothe
- coat
- conceal
- cover up
- crown
- curtain
- daub
- disguise
- do on the sly
- dress
- eclipse
- encase
- enclose
- enfold
- ensconce
- enshroud
- envelop
- hood
- house
- invest
- layer
- mantle
- mask
- obscure
- overcast
- overlay
- overspread
- protect
- put on
- screen
- secrete
- set on
- shade
- shield
- shroud
- stash
- superimpose
- superpose
- surface
- veil
- affect
- age
- alter
- antique
- assume
- beard
- belie
- camouflage
- change
- cloak
- color
- conceal
- counterfeit
- cover
- cover up
- deceive
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- doctor up
- dress up
- fake
- falsify
- feign
- front
- fudge
- garble
- gloss over
- hide
- make like
- make up
- mask
- masquerade
- misrepresent
- muffle
- obfuscate
- obscure
- pretend
- put on a false front
- put on a front
- put on an act
- put up a front
- put up a smokescreen
- redo
- screen
- secrete
- sham
- shroud
- simulate
- touch up
- varnish
- veil
- wear cheaters
- whitewash
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