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Meaning of 'covert' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Covert [ a.]
- A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
- One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
2 . Covert [ v. t.]
- Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
- Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
- Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.

Meaning of 'covert' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . covert [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Example in sentence:
  • a screen of trees afforded privacy;
  • the brush provided a covert for game;
  • the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background;
  • under cover of darkness
2 . covert [ a]
Meaning (2):
- secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
Example in sentence:
  • covert actions by the CIA;
  • covert funding for the rebels
3 . covert [ s]
Meaning (3):
- (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
Example in sentence:
  • a woman covert

Nearby Words:

covariant cove coved covelline covellite covenable covenably covenant covenanted covenantee

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