browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
covert definition
covert |
Grep of noun covert covert covert operation Overview of noun covert The noun covert has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. covert -- (a flock of coots) 2. screen, cover, covert, concealment -- (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness") Overview of adj covert The adj covert has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. covert -- (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels") 2. covert -- ((law) of a wife; under the protection of her husband) Antonyms of adj covert 2 senses of covert Sense 1 covert (vs. overt) overt (vs. covert), open => bald, barefaced => naked, raw => obvious, visible => undisguised Sense 2 covert INDIRECT (VIA protected) -> unprotected Similarity of adj covert 2 senses of covert Sense 1 covert (vs. overt) => backstair, backstairs, furtive => black => clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(postnominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(prenominal), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground => closet(postnominal), secret => collusive, conniving => cloaked, disguised, masked => secret => sub-rosa, under-the-table => subterranean, ulterior => under wraps(prenominal) => undisclosed, unrevealed Also See-> implicit#1, inexplicit#1; invisible#1, unseeable#1; concealed#2 Sense 2 covert => protected (vs. unprotected), secure Attributes of adj covert Familiarity of adj covert covert used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj covert covert Overview of noun covert The noun covert has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. covert -- (a flock of coots) 2. screen, cover, covert, concealment -- (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness") Overview of adj covert The adj covert has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. covert -- (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels") 2. covert -- ((law) of a wife; under the protection of her husband)
covert definition
This work is licensed under a
