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n. a flock of coots

n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "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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covert

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, smokescreen

n. an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"

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, forepart

n. the side that is forward or prominent

front tooth, anterior

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

blind, screen

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

covering, natural covering, cover

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

furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious

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. muted or unclear; "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, 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"

insidious, pernicious, subtle

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

fortified

adj. having something added to increase the strength; "fortified wine"

battlemented

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

burglarproof

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

adj. protected against or able to withstand storms

weatherproof

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

overt, open

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

undisguised

adj. plain to see; "undisguised curiosity"

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