secret
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- noun
- /ˈsiːkrɪt/
- Some have learnt the secrets of survival!
- keep a secret
- tell someone a secret
- share a secret
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- So that is number one on the beauty secrets, God's juice water.
- I I don't know if I have any great secrets in this.
- And you know, this isn't any big secret and everyone knows it.
- The rabbit's name is a secret and all of that.
- But if you want to call them my secrets, that's fine too.
- Boy, it is riddled with secrets, like juicy, juicy secrets.
- Let me tell you a secret, Theotaur said.
- And so I'm like, well, if I have no secrets, then guess what?
- OK, The the knife is a secret for all that.
- I'm telling you it's the secret is the killer.
- Like the biggest secret, not secret, surprise secret.
- be yourself. Be the only secret in our business is
Examples
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Many clients who come for therapy keep their decision a secret, even from members of their families.
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Would you like to know a secret?
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Do you wanna know my secret or not?
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The very fact that she had done this was yet another secret she took to her grave.
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We figured we owed you a thanks for keeping our secret.
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Because you can keep a secret and she can't.
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Marguerite and I have no secrets from each other.
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Can you keep a secret if I tell you one?
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They shared their secrets with each other during the camping trip.
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Keeping a secret can be difficult when you want to share the news.
Synonyms
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4.5
A place or thing only a few people know about that is especially good
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A secret that someone tells another person to keep
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A fact that people keep secret from others
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A secret piece of knowledge known by only a few people
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A very private piece of information kept from most people
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A helpful idea or tool kept secret to use when needed
Compounds
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A United States government group that protects the president and vice president and investigates fake money
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A group that works for the government in secret to watch and punish people who oppose it
- Specialized
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Secret method or recipe a business keeps to stay ahead of other companies
- Formal
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A government group that protects the US president, vice president, their families, visiting leaders, and stops people making fake money
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A United States government agency that protects the president, other top officials, and investigates money crimes
- Specialized
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A way of writing that uses codes so only certain people can read it
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A British government group that gathers secret information overseas and protects Britain from foreign spies
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A list of ingredients and steps that people keep secret to make a food unique
- Specialized
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A short message exchange that proves identity and creates keys for secure communication
An armed group that attacked to force Turkey to admit the Armenian Genocide, pay money, and give land to Armenia
How Secret
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word secret comes from Latin se- 'apart' and a root for 'to separate', like in separate, so a secret is simply a piece of information you keep 'apart' from other people. That's why you promise to keep someone's secret and not tell anyone.