obscure

Everyday

1. (adjective) Not well known (an obscure singer, an obscure village). tree →
2. (adjective) Hard to understand; not clear. tree →
3. (verb) To hide something or make it hard to see (clouds obscured the moon). tree →
4. (verb) To make something hard to understand. tree →

In the lessons

In science: clouds obscure the sun; fog obscures the view. In reading: an obscure word is rare and hard. In safety: do not let anything obscure your view when crossing the road. Phrases: an obscure fact, obscure the view.

Examples

• Clouds obscured the moon. tree →
• He likes obscure bands nobody has heard of. tree →
• The meaning of the old poem is obscure. tree →
• The parked van obscured our view of the road. tree →
• Fog obscured the top of the mountain. tree →
• That's an obscure fact about frogs! tree →
• A big tree obscures the sign. tree →
• Heavy clouds obscured the sky, and the Moon did not make his appearance at all. tree →

Note

Verb regular (obscured, obscuring). Noun: obscurity. Safety: if parked cars obscure your view, move to where you can see clearly before crossing.

In Jewish tradition

In science: clouds obscure the sun; fog obscures the view. In reading: an obscure word is rare and hard. In safety: do not let anything obscure your view when crossing the road. Phrases: an obscure fact, obscure the view.

Examples

• For it was originally written in an obscure half-mystical style. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Verb regular (obscured, obscuring). Noun: obscurity. Safety: if parked cars obscure your view, move to where you can see clearly before crossing.