noun
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
Examples
- not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
- covert actions by the CIA
- covert funding for the rebels
adjective
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
Examples
- a woman covert
adjective
secret or hidden
Examples
- not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
- covert actions by the CIA
- covert funding for the rebels
adjective
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
Examples
- a woman covert
adjective
secret or hidden
Examples
- not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
- covert actions by the CIA
- covert funding for the rebels
adjective
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
Examples
- a woman covert