seclude /si-kloodˈ/

To shut off, esp from contact, association or influence

secludˈed adjective

1. Kept apart from the rest of society
2. In a place not visible to, nor visited by, others, private (and usu quiet)

secludˈedly adverb

seclusion /si-klooˈzhən/ noun

1. The act of secluding
2. The state of being secluded
3. Retirement
4. Privacy
5. Solitude
6. A private place

secluˈsionist noun

secluˈsive /-siv/ adjective

Tending to or favouring seclusion

• have-on
• have one foot in the grave
• have one's back to the wall
• have one's cake and eat it
• have one's collar felt
• have one's ear to the ground
• have oneself to thank for
• have one's end away
• have one's eye on
• have one's face lifted
• have one's feet on the ground
• have one's fill of
• have one's finger on the button
• have one's fingers all thumbs
• have one's hands full
• have one's head screwed on
• have one's head screwed on the right way
• have one's heart in it
• have one's heart in one's boots
• have one's heart in one's mouth
• have one's heart in the right place
• have one's heart set on
• have one's knife in
• have one's marbles
• have one's monkey up