covert — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

against, evil, important, open, potential, stealthy

VERB + COVERT

conducted, fought, police, sent, war

COVERT + NOUN

centralization, collection, data, guile, mission, nature, operations, racism

PREP.

on, up

Definitions

adj

1

Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

covert operations

how covert matters may be best disclosed

2

Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

Within that wood there was a covert glade, Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […]

to plant a covert alley

3

Under coverture.

feme covert

[…] a separate use for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage.

noun

1

A covering.

2

A disguise.

3

A hiding place.

4

Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

5

A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.

When he felt the trappings being taken off him, so that he was in hunting order, Cully did make some movements as if to rouse. He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his thighs.

name

1

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

covert operations

Wiktionary

02

how covert matters may be best disclosed

Wiktionary

03

whether of open war or covert guile

Wiktionary

04

When he felt the trappings being taken off him, so that he was in hunting order, Cully did make some movements as if to rouse. He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his th

Wiktionary

05

Subjugation of the lower classes is important to our covert centralization of resources.

Tatoeba · #788299

06

We have been sent on a covert mission.

Tatoeba · #3451852

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, covert is marked as figuratively, archaic, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.