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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
screened or sequestered from view
- a covert little hideaway that provides a lot of privacy
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2
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
- a covert operation to provide aid to the rebels
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nounSynonyms of covert (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
- set up a covert from which to watch wildlife without being detected
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- concealment,
- den,
- hermitage,
- hideaway,
- hideout,
- hidey-hole
- (or hidy-hole),
- lair,
- nest
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a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
- the rabbit rushed to the safety of the nearest covert
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The first known use of covert was in the 14th century
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