COVERT

(noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
"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"
synonyms : concealment , cover , screen
(noun) a flock of coots
She saw a covert on her way back from the farm. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
"covert actions by the CIA", "covert funding for the rebels"
The country was providing covert funding for the rebels. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
"a woman covert"
She was a woman covert. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for covert

(Tag: ) Covert sounds like "covered [covert = cover + t or covered + t] and something which is covered can be considered a secret.
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