Definition of veil

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  • veil is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • veil is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • veil is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of veil

  • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing (verb)

    Examples

    1. a veiled threat

    Synonyms

    1. blot out
    2. hide
    3. obliterate
    4. obscure
  • a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. humeral veil
  • the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. caul
    2. embryonic membrane
  • a garment that covers the head and face (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. head covering
  • a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. velum
  • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil (verb)

    Examples

    1. women in Afghanistan veil their faces

See definition of veil in Merriam Webster