obscure
US /əbˈskjʊr/
・UK /əbˈskjʊə(r)/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo hide something to make it difficult to be seen
You cannot obscure the truth forever; too many people know what happened
adj.AdjectiveBeing confusing and difficult to understand
This idea is very obscure; you can only understand it if you think for a long time
adj.AdjectiveNot famous; unknown by most people
He is an obscure singer; he is only known in his own city
adj.AdjectiveNot discovered or known about; uncertain.
The origins of the tradition are obscure.
v.t.Transitive VerbMake unclear, vague, or difficult to understand.
The details of the agreement were deliberately obscured.
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How China’s ‘Firewater’ Became the World’s Most Valuable Liquor Brand | WSJ The Economics Of
- But the brand remains obscure in global markets.
But the brand remains obscure in global markets.
- - [Narrator] But the brand remains obscure
- [Narrator] But the brand remains obscure
How to Overcome Shyness
- They may, silently and awkwardly, say to themselves that there is nothing to be said or done because the other is famous while they belong to the province of the obscure.
They may, silently and awkwardly, say to themselves that there is nothing to be said or done because the other is famous while they belong to the province of the obscure.
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- Now if you hear someone use the word algorithm and they're not a mathematics professor or a computer scientist, they're probably trying to obscure what it is they actually do, what their company does.
Now if you hear someone use the word algorithm and they're not a mathematics professor or a computer scientist, they're probably trying to obscure what it is they actually do, what their company does.
- Okay, now if you hear someone use the word algorithm and they're not a mathematics professor or a computer scientist, they're probably trying to obscure what it is they actually do, what their company does.
Okay, now if you hear someone use the word algorithm and they're not a mathematics professor or a computer scientist, they're probably trying to obscure what it is they actually do, what their company does.
Bitcoin pulls back: Here's why you should (and shouldn't) buy it
- I think the main thing is, is there money to be made in obscure coins besides Bitcoin?
I think the main thing is, is there money to be made in obscure coins besides Bitcoin?
- I think the main thing is this: is there money to be made in obscure coins besides Bitcoin?
I think the main thing is this: is there money to be made in obscure coins besides Bitcoin?
What Is The Point In Dating?
- However, a concept such as dating is not meant to be as obscure and confusing as it has become.
However, a concept such as dating is not meant to be as obscure and confusing as it has become.
- However, a concept such as dating is not meant to be as obscure and confusing as it has become.
However, a concept such as dating is not meant to be as obscure and confusing as it has become.
Tom Kenny Answers YOUR Questions About SpongeBob SquarePants! | Tom Kenny AMA
- This is a really obscure one,
This is a really obscure one,
- There's a Paychy line. This is a really obscure one, but Patchy the pirate in one of the earlier appearances.
There's a Paychy line. This is a really obscure one, but Patchy the pirate in one of the earlier appearances.
Conversation Skills: 5 questions to make you the most interesting person in the room
- And soon as some people find out, they ask me what my favorite one is, and I'll usually tell them some obscure, and that means strange or hard to find comic that people don't know.
And soon as some people find out, they ask me what my favorite one is, and I'll usually tell them some obscure, and that means strange or hard to find comic that people don't know.
- and I'll usually tell them some obscure—and that means strange or hard-to-find comic—that people don't know, like, "What?" And then I go, "Oh, oh, you don't know?
and I'll usually tell them some obscure—and that means strange or hard-to-find comic—that people don't know, like, "What?" And then I go, "Oh, oh, you don't know?
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- They left the busy scene and went into an obscure part of town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although he recognized its situation, and
They left the busy scene and went into an obscure part of town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although he recognized its situation, and
- They left the busy scene, and went into an obscure part of the town, where Scrooge had
They left the busy scene, and went into an obscure part of the town, where Scrooge had
Top 10 Most Disturbing Cult Classics You've Never Seen
- Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the more obscure and extreme end of the cult movie spectrum.
Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the more obscure and extreme end of the cult movie spectrum.
- and today we're counting down our picks for the more obscure and extreme end of the cult movie spectrum.
and today we're counting down our picks for the more obscure and extreme end of the cult movie spectrum.
The Real Story Behind the Apollo 11 Computer Error | WSJ
- The alarm issues were traced to an obscure condition in which a radar, accidentally turned on, flooded the computer with unnecessary data.
The alarm issues were traced to an obscure condition in which a radar, accidentally turned on, flooded the computer with unnecessary data.
- The alarm issues were traced to an obscure condition in which a radar, accidentally turned on, flooded the computer with unnecessary data.
The alarm issues were traced to an obscure condition in which a radar, accidentally turned on, flooded the computer with unnecessary data.