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covert
adjective
noun
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
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adjective
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
“covert actions by the CIA”
adjective
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
“a woman covert”
noun
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
“a screen of trees afforded privacy”
noun
a flock of coots
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covert actions by the CIA
covert funding for the rebels
a woman covert
a screen of trees afforded privacy
under cover of darkness
the brush provided a covert for game
the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
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