COVERT
\kə͡ʊvˈɜːt], \kəʊvˈɜːt], \k_əʊ_v_ˈɜː_t]\
Definitions of COVERT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
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of a wife; under the protection of her husband
By Princeton University
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secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
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Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
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Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
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Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.
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A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
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One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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