Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ulterior | No | Yes | No | No |
covert | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ulterior (noun) | covert (noun) |
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a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | |
a flock of coots |
ulterior (adjective) | covert (adjective) |
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lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) | secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed |
beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote | (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband |
coming at a subsequent time or stage |