ambuscade |
an attack from a hidden position; ambush. [1/3 definitions] |
ambush |
a surprise attack made from a hidden place. [2/3 definitions] |
augur |
one who predicts the future or tries to obtain hidden knowledge by interpreting signs and omens, esp. an ancient Roman religious official with such a duty; soothsayer. [1/5 definitions] |
augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. [1/2 definitions] |
auspice |
the practice of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens, esp. those derived from the observation of birds. [1/3 definitions] |
backstage |
hidden from public or common knowledge; secret. [1/4 definitions] |
blind |
out of sight; hidden. [1/7 definitions] |
booby trap |
a bomb or other explosive device that is well-hidden and wired to explode upon being touched or triggered by an unsuspecting person. [1/2 definitions] |
bring out |
to cause to reveal in someone or something (a quality or trait that is normally hidden). [1/5 definitions] |
bug |
(informal) a tiny microphone hidden for the purpose of listening to and recording voices secretly. [1/6 definitions] |
cache |
something stored or hidden. [1/3 definitions] |
catch |
a hidden trick or flaw in something. [1/13 definitions] |
closet |
not revealed; secluded; hidden. [1/3 definitions] |
code word |
a politically acceptable word or phrase that conveys a hidden meaning or disguises the truth by indirection; euphemism. |
conceal |
to hide or keep hidden from sight. |
concealment |
the act of hiding something from sight, or the condition of being hidden from sight. [1/2 definitions] |
cryptic |
having a secret or hidden meaning. [1/3 definitions] |
crypto- |
hidden; secret. |
cryptozoic |
in zoology, living in well-concealed places; secluded; hidden. [1/3 definitions] |
detection |
the revelation or discovery of that which is hidden or obscure. [1/2 definitions] |
divine |
to use omens or supernatural means to prophesy or reveal hidden knowledge. [1/12 definitions] |