covert

Examples

• All

• They spotted a fox hiding in its favorite covert near the riverbank.

• As soon as fires appeared along the hillsides, the three departed their covert and set off to the north.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Well, obviously he's cast his spell upon the guards and fled into some covert, which gives little satisfaction to me.

  Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)

• And we, his loyal huntsmen, must now drive these subtle foxes from their covert.

  A Man for All Seasons (1966)

• Birdwatchers often seek out coverts where rare species might be found.

Synonyms

C

cover

vscovert

520 4.6

Shelter that hides and protects people, for example behind sandbags

is specifically a place or physical shelter often like a natural thicket

H

hiding place

vscovert

57 2.5

A secret place where nobody can find a person or thing

is a natural physical shelter often like a thicket rather than any safe spot

H

hideout

vscovert

55 4.0

A secret place where someone stays to avoid being found

is a hiding place without the criminal or long term stay implication

H

hidey-hole

vscovert

• Informal

1 7.5

A small secret place to keep things safe or be alone

is broader and can mean any shelter or covering not only tiny spots

Antonyms

E

exposure

88 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

Compounds

C

covert operation

23 5.7

A secret action by a government or army to avoid being noticed

C

covert mission

3 5.8

A secret operation by soldiers or spies to gather information and carry out dangerous tasks

C

covert meeting

1 6.6

A secret meeting held in private to hide plans, often for illegal reasons

How Hidden

hideout

55 4.0

refuge

179 3.3

covert

1 7.9

shelter

253 1.0

cover

571 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology