cloak

Plural: cloaks

Noun

anything that covers or conceals
a loose outer garment
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
That which conceals; a disguise or pretext.
A text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.

Verb

Verb Forms: cloaked, cloaking, cloaks

To conceal or hide something, often with a covering.
hide under a false appearance
cover as if with clothing
cover with or as if with a cloak
- "cloaked monks"
To cover as with or like a cloak.
To cover up, hide or conceal.
To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.

Examples

He tried to CLOAK his intentions by not overtly targeting the triple-word score in Words With Friends.
Night hid her movements with its cloak of darkness.
The ship cloaked before entering the enemy sector of space.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cloke, from Old Northern French cloque (“travelling cloak”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so called from the garment’s bell-like shape”), of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos, ultimately imitative.
Doublet of cloche and clock.

Synonyms

clothe, dissemble, drape, mask, robe

Scrabble Score: 11

cloak: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cloak: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cloak: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

cloak: valid Words With Friends Word