academy |
a private school or a school that offers special training. |
à deux |
(French) of or for two, esp. in an intimate or private manner. |
affair |
something that concerns only one person or one particular group; a private matter. [1/3 definitions] |
air one's dirty linen in public |
to make public embarrassing or shameful private facts about oneself or others. |
aquarist |
one who maintains a private aquarium or is curator or director of a public aquarium. |
Beguine |
a member of a lay Roman Catholic sisterhood of the Netherlands, first established in the twelfth century, that allowed women to keep their private property and revoke their vows whenever they wished. |
behind the scenes |
not in view or on display; in private; in secret. |
billet1 |
nonmilitary lodging assigned to troops, esp. in a private home. [1/6 definitions] |
boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
byway |
a little-known or private road. [1/2 definitions] |
cabinet |
of suitable size or quality to be displayed in a cabinet or private room. [1/6 definitions] |
carpetbagger |
a Northerner who went to the South to seek private gain in the aftermath of the American Civil War, usu. depicted as carrying his belongings in a carpetbag. [1/2 definitions] |
caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. [1/2 definitions] |
CB |
abbreviation of "citizens band," a series of short wave frequencies set aside by the federal government for private use. |
chapel |
a place of worship, usu. a small building or a room in a larger building, for a small number of worshipers or for private use. [1/3 definitions] |
citizens band |
a series of short wave frequencies set aside by the federal government for private use; CB. |
civil law |
an ancient Roman body of laws that applied to the private citizens of Rome. [1/3 definitions] |
client |
one who is subject to the assistance of a government or private welfare agency, esp. by virtue of being poor. [1/3 definitions] |
closet |
to take aside into a private area, as for confidential discussion. [1/3 definitions] |
community chest |
a fund made up of private contributions collected for distribution to local charitable, welfare, and service organizations. |
computer lab |
a room providing access to numerous computers, typically found in a school, library, government institution, or private company. Use of a computer lab is free in public institutions and also in private institutions when one has authorization. |