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cov·ert
 covert
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
ko
vuhrt
[or]
ko
v rt
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| definition 1: |
concealed or done in secret.
The government has been carrying out covert operations in the region for several years.- synonyms:
- concealed, hidden, secret
- antonyms:
- overt, public
- similar words:
- clandestine, invisible, surreptitious, undercover
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| definition 2: |
under shelter; covered.
- synonyms:
- covered, sheltered
- antonyms:
- exposed
- similar words:
- private, secluded
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| related words: |
sly |
adverb + (adj.)covert
sharply
(adj.)covert
+ adverb
abroad, apparently, possibly, underway
(adj.)covert
+ noun
action,
activity,
advertising,
agency,
agent,
aid,
alliance,
assassination,
assistance,
attraction,
capability,
condition,
conduct,
cooperation,
delivery,
diplomacy,
discrimination,
enrichment,
financing,
funding,
gatekeeper,
glance,
initiative,
intelligence,
interference,
interrogation,
intervention,
liaison,
manipulation,
meaning,
means,
message,
method,
mission,
motive,
narrator,
observation,
officer,
operation,
operative,
operator,
prejudice,
program,
propaganda,
racism,
rehearsal,
resistance,
retaliation,
shipment,
status,
strike,
support,
surveillance,
symptom,
tactic,
timing,
transfer,
war,
warfare,
weapon
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kuh
vrt
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| definition: |
a hiding place or covered shelter, esp. a thicket or other natural place for wildlife.
- synonyms:
- den, lair, sanctuary
- similar words:
- nest, refuge
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| related words: |
alcove, grotto |
adjective + (n.)covert
binocular, doctrinaire, expanded, favorite, good-looking, hilly, implicit, meandering, mountainous, overt, rough-hewn, weedy
verb + (n.)covert
coexist, grumble, quail, wrest
noun + (n.)covert
captivity, day, dove, fern, grotto, metafiction, mite, preseason, radius, serotonin, surveyor, term, tree, woodcock
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| derivations: |
covertly (adv.), covertness (n.) |
The word covert
contains the following part:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
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