Associations to the word «Recluse»

Wiktionary

RECLUSE, adjective. (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
RECLUSE, adjective. (now rare) Hidden, secret.
RECLUSE, noun. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
RECLUSE, noun. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
RECLUSE, noun. (US) A brown recluse spider.
RECLUSE, verb. (obsolete) To shut; to seclude.
RECLUSE SPIDER, noun. Any of many small venomous spiders of the genera Loxosceles and Sicarius
RECLUSE SPIDERS, noun. Plural of recluse spider

Dictionary definition

RECLUSE, noun. One who lives in solitude.
RECLUSE, adjective. Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life".

Wise words

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