Shaded (3 letters)

{ Answer }

HID

{ Related Clues }

Cached
Camouflaged
Concealed
Covered
Masked
Obscured
Screened
Secreted
Shrouded
Stashed
Withheld
Covered up
Holed up
Lay low
Out of sight
Squirreled away
Stashed away
Went undercover
Went underground
Kept out of sight
Kept under cover
Kept under wraps
Lay doggo, in London
Played a child's game
Put out of sight
Stayed out of sight
" . . . murder cannot be ___ long": Shak.

{ Tags }

away, cached, camouflaged, concealed, covered, hid, holed, kept, lay, low, out, screened, secreted, shaded, sight, stashed, under, undercover, underground, up, went

{ Notes }

The answer HID is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.

{ Definition }

HIDE as a verb:

1. (hide, conceal) = prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

2. (hide, hide out) = be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"

3. (shroud, enshroud, hide, cover) = cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

4. (obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide) = make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"