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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a flock of coots | |
| Related terms: | flock coot | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed | |
| Examples: | "covert actions by the CIA" "covert funding for the rebels" |
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| Related terms: | overt cloaked clandestine secret backstair under_wraps sub-rosa closet subterranean undisclosed behind-the-scenes collusive subterranean black invisible implicit concealed | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (law) of a wife; under the protection of her husband | |
| Related terms: | law protected | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3936 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | |
| Synonyms: | cover screen concealment | |
| Examples: | "they crouched behind the screen" "under cover of darkness" |
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| Related terms: | covering blind shoji stalking-horse camouflage cover | |
| Similar spelling: |
covertly cooperate covered Coverdale copartner cofferdam |
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