hideaway
noun/ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ/
Frequency rank: #16,436 most common English word
Meaning
a place where someone can hide or be alone, away from others.
Example sentence
After a long week at work, she retreated to her quiet hideaway in the mountains.
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