All 5 Uses of
obscure
in
Carrie
- He also sold beer, cheap wine, dirty books, and a wide selection of obscure cigarettes such as Murads, King Sano, and Marvel Straights.
(definition 1) *obscure = not known to many people
- It would take more than the passage of three years to obscure the memory of the Ewen-Stadler game.†
(definition 2)
- A short draw curtain obscured the girders up there, and they were invisible from the gym floor.
(definition 2)obscured = hid or made less visible or understandable
- She could see her reflection in the darkened glass, lips parted, eyes wide, and then the condensation of her breath obscured it.
(definition 2) *obscured = made less visible
- Some obscure sense told her that a few were getting out the fire doors, but let them.
(definition 3) *obscure = mysterious (not clearly understood)