What is the meaning of covert?

noun

  • A flock of coots.
  • A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something.
    • usage: "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"

adjective

  • Secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.
    • usage: "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
  • Of a wife. ( being under the protection of her husband)
    • usage: "a woman covert"
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APAWordNet. (2010). covert. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/covert/definitions/1171569
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "covert" http://smartdefine.org/covert/definitions/1171569 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, covert, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/covert/definitions/1171569>.
MLAWordNet. "covert" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/covert/definitions/1171569>
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