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Word: Covert
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the general senses ‘covered’ and ‘a cover’): from Old French, ‘covered’, past participle of covrir (see cover)
ˈkʌvət
ˈkəʊvəːt
kəʊˈvəːt
not openly acknowledged or displayed
Short Definition:not openly acknowledged or displayed
Examples:- covert operations against the dictatorship
Word: Covert
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkʌvət
a thicket in which game can hide.
Short Definition:thicket in which game can hide
a feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird.
Short Definition:feather covering base of main flight or tail feather of bird
a flock of coots
Short Definition:flock of coots
Examples:- it is a good omen when a covert of coots have taken to any particular locality
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