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covert
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covert
adj.
secret, hidden
n.
thicket providing cover for game (Hunting)
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Secrecy
Secrecy (also called clandestinity or furtiveness) is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
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covert
Noun
1. a flock of coots
(hypernym) flock
(member-meronym) coot
2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"
(synonym) screen, cover, concealment
(hypernym) covering
(hyponym) blind
Adjective
1. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
(antonym) overt, open
(similar) backstair, backstairs, furtive
(see-also) implicit, inexplicit
2. of a wife; under the protection of her husband
(similar) protected, secure
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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coveren
v.
cover, encase; review; conceal completely underneath; protect; include; insure
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