She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths.hidden1 verbhidden2 adjective
hiddenhid‧den1 /ˈhɪdn/ verb 
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about). The book lay open on the table.
the past participle of hide She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about). The book lay open on the table.· She felt there was a hidden meaning behind his words.
· She wondered if there was a hidden motive for his departure.
· Have a go – you may discover a hidden talent!
· The inside of the house was hidden from view by curtains.
hidden1 verbhidden2 adjective
hiddenhidden2 ●●○ adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Hidden video cameras were used to improve security.
- Even after years of psychiatric treatment, she was full of hidden anger.
- He's always joking around to make sure his true feelings stay hidden.
- I've got the kids' presents all hidden away ready for Christmas day.
- She kept the letters hidden in a box in her closet.
- The lyrics of most of his songs have some hidden meaning.
- The pit was hidden from view by branches and leaves that had been laid across it.
- Under the lampshade Harry discovered a hidden microphone.
- You can dance and sing! I never realized you had so many hidden talents.
- New methods of non-linear local regression can reveal hidden patterns in a scatterplot.
- Northern Ireland provides a particularly clear illustration of the sometimes hidden problems involved in majoritarian thinking about democracy.
- One strategy in theorizing family law is to uncover hidden assumptions concerning both family and law.
- Risk is the hidden reason behind many failures to sell.
- She contrasts materials, symbolic objects and images in a way that begins to reveal hidden emotions and aspects of identity.
- The centre of Dixie's shirt caves in instantly, as if a hidden mouth inside had sucked at it and vomited blood.
- The overt thing was that we came in from outside, but I think the hidden thing was that we were women.
- We should not forget our animal origins or our brain's capacity to malfunction or the hidden potential of the unconscious mind.
Longman Language Activatorhidden
· Under the lampshade Harry discovered a hidden microphone.hidden under/behind/in etc · She kept the letters hidden in a box in her closet.hidden away · I've got the kids' presents all hidden away ready for Christmas day.hidden from · The pit was hidden from view by branches and leaves that had been laid across it.
something that is concealed has been deliberately hidden by someone, especially by covering it with something or by putting something in front of it: · Concealed cameras help security guards spot intruders.concealed behind/beneath/in etc: · One of the pistols was concealed in the lining of her coat.concealed by: · Half-concealed by the curtain, he peered out of the window.concealed from: · Sacred paintings are screened off, concealed from public view.concealed weapon: · The man said he had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
words for describing feelings, attitudes etc that are hidden · He's always joking around to make sure his true feelings stay hidden.· Even after years of psychiatric treatment, she was full of hidden anger.hidden talents (=abilities that you did not know someone had) · You can dance and sing! I never realized you had so many hidden talents.hidden meaning · The lyrics of most of his songs have some hidden meaning.
feelings or attitudes that are disguised are kept hidden, but usually not very well: · "OK, I'll do it," she said with barely disguised hostility.thinly disguised (=hardly disguised at all): · The speech was seen by many as a thinly disguised attack on the President.
strong feelings, such as anger, fear, or happiness, that are suppressed are ones that you do not allow yourself to feel or show: · He is full of suppressed anger and needs to find some way of releasing it.· The intensity of the trial caused her long-suppressed emotions to come out in the open.
feelings that are repressed are ones that you deliberately stop yourself from feeling, or have been taught not to feel from when you were a child, especially feelings that you are ashamed of: · The Victorian era is characterized by its strict conventions and repressed emotion.· I had a lot of repressed anger toward my family that I didn't realize till my father died.
a veiled threat, warning etc is one that you do not make directly, but deliberately do not hide well, so that the person you are dealing with understands what your real intention is: · His attempt to get us to help him is just a veiled form of blackmail.· Her comments were nothing more than a veiled criticism of my work.thinly veiled (=only slightly hidden): · The opposition leader has made thinly veiled threats of violence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He wants each pupil to have the chance to discover hidden talents.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about). The book lay open on the table.
He wants each pupil to have the chance to discover hidden talents. She’s quiet, but perhaps she has hidden depths. Be careful, there may be hidden extras (=additional charges which you are not told about). The book lay open on the table.· She felt there was a hidden meaning behind his words.
· She wondered if there was a hidden motive for his departure.
· Have a go – you may discover a hidden talent!
· The inside of the house was hidden from view by curtains.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· For further advice on tactics for avoiding hidden agendas or surfacing them, see Games on page 71.· To have no secrets, no abnormal fears, no hidden agenda.· The London Implementation Group has no hidden agenda.· There is frequently a hidden agenda in the use of games.· What proved decisive, however, was part of the hidden agenda of unemployment.· In fact, as we have argued, governments may have hidden agendas and their priorities may fluctuate according to political cycles.· The hidden agenda helps to explain although not to justify it.· I should like to make a couple of points about the Bill's two substantive provisions before turning to its hidden agenda.
· The car, with all its hidden costs in pollution, traffic accidents and congestion, will continue to be more popular.· Subscription to the list is absolutely free and there is no commercial exploitation or hidden costs.· Considerable hidden costs in time taken by authority estates and environmental staff over negotiation could be added to this bill.· Do not forget hidden costs like legal fees; do you anticipate further loans and/or an overdraft?· In theory at least, a more open defence market should expose some of these hidden costs.· One of the hidden costs of information technology is security.· There are no hidden costs with a midland car Loan.· A market share that is unprofitable does not signify a successful investment. hidden costs 166 Here the investment seems simple at first.
· Underwater there are hidden dangers for river-life.· Behind the relatively simple physiological basis of oral rehydration therapy lurks a hidden danger.· Holmes provides practical information about the hidden dangers of food and how to overcome them.· It may seem obvious to try the investigation yourself first, but this can have hidden dangers.
· But he believes that linen is the ideal instrument by which to probe the hidden depths of marital life.· One glimpse brought all his prejudices bubbling up from their hidden depths.
· Sometimes one partner suspects hidden meanings which were genuinely not intended.· There does not remain within the artist hidden meanings only known to himself.· Why go to all the effort of perceiving other hidden meanings, finding new interpretations, applying alternative readings?· He had given them no time for questions, no opportunity to develop theories or surmise any hidden meaning behind his words.· Yet the shift in surroundings was also an indication of hidden meanings.· Let's find the hidden meaning in everything.
· Decorate the room with a treasure chest, and the children all look for hidden treasure when they arrive.· A Guide to Northampton Welcome to Northampton - a town full of hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered.· The two museums have some real hidden treasures, including 3,300 items of jewellery from all periods.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1difficult to see or find: - Although the work of the group is documented elsewhere, I feel I've gained considerably from the hidden agenda.
- Even this may still leave some hidden agendas lurking beneath the surface.
- For further advice on tactics for avoiding hidden agendas or surfacing them, see Games on page 71.
- Instead, you will find hidden agendas and other problems continuing to undermine your collective performance and change.
- It is only because of our fears and hidden agendas that we don't always get what we think we want.
- The London Implementation Group has no hidden agenda.
- There is frequently a hidden agenda in the use of games.
- What proved decisive, however, was part of the hidden agenda of unemployment.
the use of hidden cameras Some areas can hold hidden dangers for dogs. the hidden meaning behind his words Be on the lookout for hidden costs in hotel bills.2not easy to notice or realize: He wants each pupil to have the chance to discover hidden talents.3hidden agenda the secret purpose behind a plan or activity that you do not tell other people about – used to show disapproval: Voters suspected a hidden political agenda. Was there a hidden agenda behind this decision?