Definition of 'covert'

Noun

1. a flock of coots
2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"
      Synonyms: screen cover concealment

Adjective

1. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"
      Antonyms: overt open
2. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; " a woman covert"

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