Definition of Covert

1. Adjective. Secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed. "Covert funding for the rebels"


2. Noun. A flock of coots.
Member holonyms: Coot
Generic synonyms: Flock

3. Adjective. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband. "A woman covert"
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Similar to: Protected

4. Noun. A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. "The simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
Exact synonyms: Concealment, Cover, Screen
Specialized synonyms: Blind, Camouflage, Shoji, Stalking-horse
Generic synonyms: Covering
Derivative terms: Cover, Cover, Cover

Definition of Covert

1. a. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.

2. n. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.

Definition of Covert

1. Adjective. (rare) Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered. ¹

2. Adjective. (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed. ¹

3. Noun. Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide. ¹

4. Noun. A feather that covers others ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Covert

1. a hiding place [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Covert

coverlids
covermeter
covermeters
covermount
covermounts
covers
coversed sine
coversin
coversine
coversines
coverslip
coverslipped
coverslips
coverstock
coverstocks
covert (current term)
covert-coat
covert baron
covert operation
covert sensitization
covertape
covertapes
covertex
covertices
covertly
covertness
covertnesses
coverts
coverture
covertures

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