Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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covert | Yes | Yes | No | No |
backstairs | Yes | Yes | No | No |
covert (noun) | backstairs (noun) |
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a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | a second staircase at the rear of a building |
a flock of coots |
covert (adjective) | backstairs (adjective) |
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secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed | secret and sly or sordid |
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband |