covert :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a flock of coots

n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"

adj. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

covert

adj. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; " a woman covert"

smoke screen

n. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

cloak

n. a loose outer garment

canopy

n. the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

canopy

n. a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

front

n. the side that is seen or that goes first

shelter

n. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

front, front end

n. the side that is forward or prominent

anterior, front tooth

n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"

blind, screen

n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

covering, cover, natural covering

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

skulking, sneak, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner, sneaky, underhand

adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

veiled

adj. having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; "a veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled insults"

slick, cunning, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

subtle, insidious, pernicious

adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"

implicit, unexpressed

adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

invisible, unseeable

adj. impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending"

concealed

adj. hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

bastioned, fortified

adj. secured with bastions or fortifications

battlemented

adj. protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through

burglarproof, burglar-proof

adj. secure against burglary

moated

adj. protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water

safe, sheltered, unexposed

adj. protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor"

shielded

adj. (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury

snug

adj. offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug harbor"; "a snug hideout"

stormproof, storm-proof

adj. protected against or able to withstand storms

weatherproof

adj. able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat"

open, overt

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

naked, undisguised

adj. "naked ambition"

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!