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Definitions of veil
  1. verb
    make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    "a veiled threat"
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  2. noun
    a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

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  3. noun
    the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
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  4. noun
    a garment that covers the head and face

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  5. noun
    a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

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  6. verb
    to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
    "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
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Definition that contains veil
  • watch a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  • follow keep under surveillance
  • foot a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
  • skirt (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
  • monitor keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
  • veil to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
  • survey keep under surveillance
  • supervise keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
  • stakeout surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)
  • vigil a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
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