Word a Day
disguise
What does disguise mean?
disguise (noun): material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use disguise in a sentence?
- A cape and moustache completed his disguise. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce disguise?
/dɪsˈɡaɪz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disguise come from?
From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (Modern French déguiser), itself derived from des- (“dis-”) (from Latin dis-) + guise (“guise”) (from a Germanic source).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “disguise” mean?
a soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods
Not quite: that's what bag means.
material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another
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an activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal
Not quite: that's what game means.
a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
Not quite: that's what line means.
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