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earwig |
to annoy or instill biases in (someone) by persistent secretive communications. [1/2 definitions] |
hoarding |
the action of accumulating and saving money or goods as provision against future need, especially in a secretive and guarded fashion. [1/2 definitions] |
hugger-mugger |
secretive. [1/4 definitions] |
Mafia |
in the United States and elsewhere, a secretive criminal organization whose members are of Sicilian and Italian origin. [1/2 definitions] |
poke around |
to look through things or search for something, especially in a casual, haphazard, or secretive manner. |
stealth |
secretive, surreptitious, or covert movement or procedure; sneakiness; furtiveness. |
stealthily |
in a secretive or covert way in order not to be discovered; in secret. |
stealthy |
done or acting in a secretive or covert way; sneaky; furtive. |
tight-lipped |
not inclined to talk or make disclosures; secretive or reticent. [1/2 definitions] |
up to something |
involved in something suspicious or secretive. |
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