7
invest(verb, hold, cover, show, obscure)
7
masquerade(noun, cover, show, cause, top)
7
pretext(noun, cover, show, fake, reason)
6
awning(noun, cover, shade, top, case)
6
becloud(verb, cover, obscure, lead, hide)
6
blur(verb, cover, obscure, hide, conceal)
6
façade(noun, appearance, cover, show, shade)
6
gauze(noun, covering, film, coat, obscurity)
6
parasol(noun, shade, top, case, dress)
6
pretense(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause)
6
shutter(noun, verb, close, cover, shade)
6
umbrella(noun, shade, top, case, dress)
6
whitewash(verb, cover, ease, moderate, obscure)
5
bury(verb, close, cover, block, obscure)
5
coloring(noun, cover, show, cause, fake)
5
dim(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide)
5
ensconce(verb, close, cover, block, obscure)
5
enwrap(verb, hold, cover, show, press)
5
hood(noun, verb, cover, top, obscure)
5
keep secret(verb, expression, cover, block, obscure)
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