secret


Definition: Meaning of, secret in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsiːkrɪt /

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  1. known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others [↪  secrecy]
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  2. [only before noun] secret feelings, worries, or actions are ones that you do not want other people to know about
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  3. secret weapon something that will help you gain a big advantage over your competitors, that they do not know about
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  4. used to describe the behaviour of someone who is keeping their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from other people [=  secretive]
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secret secrets
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  1. something that is kept hidden or that is known about by only a few people [↪  secrecy]
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  2. in secret in a private way or place that other people do not know about
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  3. the secret a particular way of achieving a good result, that is the best or only way
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  4. make no secret of something to make your opinions about something clear
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  5. the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc the things no one yet knows about nature etc
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secret used in phrases

  • Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (noun)
    1. a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia
  • Secret Intelligence Service (noun)
    1. the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
  • Secret Service (noun)
    1. the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
  • US Secret Service (noun)
    1. the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
  • United States Secret Service (noun)
    1. the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
  • in secret (adverb)
    1. in secrecy; not openly
  • open secret (noun)
    1. something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known
  • secret agent (noun)
    1. someone whose job is to find out and report on the military and political secrets of other countries [=  spy]
  • secret approval (noun)
    1. law tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
  • secret ballot (noun)
    1. a way of voting in which people write their choices on a piece of paper in secret, or an act of voting in this way
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