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   covert

   adjective

   • 1. not openly acknowledged or displayed: "covert operations against the dictatorship"

   noun

   • 1. a thicket in which game can hide.
   • 2. a feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird.
   • 3. a flock of coots: rare "it is a good omen when a covert of coots have taken to any particular locality"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the general senses ‘covered’ and ‘a cover’): from Old French, ‘covered’, past participle of covrir (see cover).

   Derivatives

   • 1. covertness noun

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   What does covert mean?

   • The meaning of COVERT is not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled. How to use covert in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Covert.

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   What is a covert activity?

   • Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden . They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels. He was arrested after being filmed covertly by the authorities. A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is a covert in zoology?

   • A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 3. 4. 7. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Archaic 3. Law 4. 5. 6. 7. Zoology

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   What is the meaning of cover?

   • a covering; cover. a shelter or hiding place. concealment or disguise. Hunting. a thicket giving shelter to wild animals or game. Also called tectrix. Ornithology. one of the small feathers that cover the bases of the large feathers of the wings and tail. covert cloth.

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   Covert means hidden or secret, or a group of bushes and trees where animals can hide. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and hear the pronunciation.

   • English (US)

     noun [ C ] us / ˈkʌv.ɚt / uk / ˈkʌv.ət /. a group of bushes...

   • Znaczenie Covert, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     COVERT definicja: 1. hidden or secret: 2. a group of bushes...

   • Covert: Indonesian Translation

     covert translate: tersembunyi. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Covert: Russian Translation

     COVERT translate: тайный . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Covert: Polish Translation

     covert translate: tajny, tajny. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Covert Spanish Translation

     COVERT translate: encubierto, encubierto/ta...

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   Covert definition: concealed or disguised; secret. See examples of COVERT used in a sentence.

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   Covert means secret or hidden. Soldiers might take part in a covert mission to infiltrate an enemy camp — and you might take part in a covert mission to steal your brother's leftover Halloween candy. Covert is the opposite of overt, which means obvious, or in full view. Covert things are hidden, private, or stealthy.

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   Covert means concealed, secret, or disguised. It can also refer to a covering, a shelter, a flock of coots, or a type of feather. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.