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a covert glance

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  • covert — adj. & n. adj. secret or disguised (a covert glance; covert operations). n. 1 a shelter, esp. a thicket hiding game. 2 a feather covering the base of a bird s flight feather. Phrases and idioms: covert coat a short, light, overcoat worn for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • covert — co|vert [ kou,vɜrt, kou vɜrt ] adjective secret: Detectives often use covert video surveillance. He stole a covert glance at Lily. ─ opposite OVERT ╾ co|vert|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • covert — UK [ˈkʌvə(r)t] / UK [ˈkəʊvɜː(r)t] / US [ˈkoʊˌvɜrt] / US [koʊˈvɜrt] adjective secret Detectives often use covert video surveillance. He stole a covert glance at Lily. Derived word: covertly adverb …   English dictionary

  • glance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ backward, sidelong, sideways ▪ She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. ▪ brief, cursory, fleeting, quick …   Collocations dictionary

  • covert — adj. Covert is used with these nouns: ↑action, ↑agent, ↑glance, ↑mission, ↑operation, ↑propaganda, ↑racism, ↑surveillance …   Collocations dictionary

  • underlook — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: under (I) + look, v. 1. : to look or glance at from underneath or from lowered eyes : look covertly at 2. : to miss or omit because one has looked too low II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • War on Drugs — For other uses, see War on Drugs (disambiguation). As part of the War on Drugs , the U.S. gives hundreds of millions of dollars per year of military aid to Colombia, which is used to combat leftist guerrilla groups such as FARC, who have been… …   Wikipedia

  • Psychological Operations (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=United States Psychological Operations caption= dates= country=United States allegiance=Federal branch= type= role= |size=|command structure=Active Army U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Reserve Army… …   Wikipedia

  • secret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Kept private Nouns secret; dead secret, profound secret; mystery; sealed or closed book; skeleton in the closet; confidence; hidden agenda; problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle, crossword puzzle, [double]… …   English dictionary for students

  • international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

  • United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

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