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Definitions for Covert

[1] concealed; secret; disguised.
[2] covered; sheltered.
[3] Law . (of a wife) under the protection of one's husband.
[4] a covering; cover.
[5] a shelter or hiding place.
[6] concealment or disguise.
[7] Hunting . a thicket giving shelter to wild animals or game.
[8] Also called tectrix. Ornithology . one of the small feathers that cover the bases of the large feathers of the wings and tail.
[9] covert cloth.
[10] concealed or secret covert jealousy
[11] law Compare feme covert, discovert
[12] a shelter or disguise
[13] a thicket or woodland providing shelter for game
[14] short for covert cloth
[15] ornithol any of the small feathers on the wings and tail of a bird that surround the bases of the larger feathers
[16] a flock of coots

Words related to Covert

hidden, undercover, surreptitious, secret, privy, private, concealed, disguised, furtive, hush-hush, incognito, masked, stealthy, ulterior, underhand, unsuspected, veiled, buried, obscured, QT

Words nearby Covert

coverlet, coverley, covermount, covers, coversed sine, covert, covert action, covert cloth, covert coat, covert sensitization, coverture

Origin of Covert

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin coopertus, past participle of cooperīre to cover completely; see cover

Words that may be confused with Covert

covert, overt

Other words from Covert

co·vert·ly , adverb
co·vert·ness , noun

Word origin for Covert

C14: from Old French: covered, from covrir to cover

Synonyms for Covert

hidden, surreptitious, undercover, private, privy, secret, QT, buried, camouflaged, cloaked, concealed, disguised, dissembled, furtive, hush-hush, incog, incognito, masked, obscured, shrouded, stealthy, sub rosa, ulterior, under wraps, under-the-table, underhand, unsuspected, veiled