Roget's Thesaurus

#530. Ambush

Nouns

camouflage; mimicry; hiding place; secret place, secret drawer; recess, hold, holes and corners; closet, crypt, adytum, abditory, oubliette. ambush, ambuscade; stalking horse; lurking hole, lurking place; secret path, back stairs; retreat etc. (refuge) 666. screen, cover, shade, blinker; veil, curtain, blind, cloak, cloud. mask, visor, vizor, disguise, masquerade dress, domino. pitfall etc. (source of danger) 667; trap etc. (snare) 545.

Verbs

blend in, blend into the background. lie in ambush etc. (hide oneself) 528; lie in wait for, lurk; set a trap for etc. (deceive) 545; ambuscade, ambush. camouflage.

Adjectives

camouflaged, hidden, concealed.

Adverbs

aux aguets.