SECRET
\sˈiːkɹət], \sˈiːkɹət], \s_ˈiː_k_ɹ_ə_t]\
Definitions of SECRET
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
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not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
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not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
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something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
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not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
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the next to highest level of official classification for documents
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communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
By Princeton University
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information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
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not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
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not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
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something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
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not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
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the next to highest level of official classification for documents
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
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Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
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Separate; distinct.
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Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.
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A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
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The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
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To keep secret.
By Oddity Software
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Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
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Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
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Separate; distinct.
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Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.
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A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
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The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
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To keep secret.
By Noah Webster.
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Hidden or concealed; removed from sight; kept from general knowledge; mysterious; private: secret service, government detective service.
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That which is purposely concealed or untold; something unknown; that which, when made known, makes something clear.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Put apart or separate: concealed from notice: removed from sight: unrevealed: hidden: secluded: retired: private: keeping secrets: reserved.
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That which is concealed: anything unrevealed or unknown: privacy: a light flexible coat of chain-mail worn under the ordinary outer garments. Sir W. Scott.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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