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veil

Letters that make veil

e, l, i, v are letters that make 'veil'

Words within veil

il, IL are words within 'veil'

Anagrams of veil

live, evil, vile are anagrams of 'veil'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of veil

veils is a word created by adding a letter to 'veil'

veil is a 4 letter word ending with l
veil is a 4 letter word starting with v

6 possible definitions for 'veil'

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

Under this definition, veil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

caul, embryonic membrane have the same meaning as 'veil'

veil as a type

'veil' can be a type of fetal membrane.

veil as a part

'veil' can be a part of placenta.

Veil as "a garment that covers the head and face"

Under this definition, veil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

head covering has the same meaning as veil

veil as a type

'veil' can be a type of garment.

Types of veil

chador, chadar, chaddar, chuddar, face veil, yashmak, yashmac are types of 'veil'.

Derivatives of veil

veil is a derivative of veil.

Veil as "a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church, a silk shawl"

Under this definition, veil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

humeral veil has the same meaning as veil

veil as a type

'veil' can be a type of vestment.

Derivatives of veil

veil is a derivative of veil.

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

Under this definition, veil is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

velum has the same meaning as veil

veil as a type

'veil' can be a type of plant part, plant structure.

Types of veil

universal veil, partial veil are types of 'veil'.

Veil as "make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing"

Under this definition, veil is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure have the same meaning as 'veil'

veil as a type

'veil' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Types of veil

mystify is a type of veil.

Derivatives of veil

concealing, obliterable, removable, concealment, hiding are derivatives of 'veil'.

Verb groups of veil

obliterate, efface are verb groups of 'veil'.

Example of veil used within this context

"a hidden message", "a veiled threat"

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

Under this definition, veil is a verb and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unveil has the opposite meaning of veil

veil as a type

'veil' can be a type of hide, conceal.

Derivatives of veil

head covering, veil, humeral veil are derivatives of 'veil'.

Entailments to veil

cover is an entailment to 'veil'.

Example of veil used within this context

"women in Afghanistan veil their faces"