Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hush-hush | No | Yes | No | No |
covert | Yes | Yes | No | No |
hush-hush (noun) | covert (noun) |
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a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | |
a flock of coots |
hush-hush (adjective) | covert (adjective) |
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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed |
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband |