'In secret' definitions:
Definition of 'in secret'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: secretly, in secret, on the Q.T., on the QT]
Definition of 'In secret'
From: GCIDE
- Secret \Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See Secret, a.]
- 1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed. [1913 Webster]
- To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery. [1913 Webster]
- All secrets of the deep, all nature's works. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs. [1913 Webster]
- In secret, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately. [1913 Webster]
- Bread eaten in secret is pleasant. --Prov. ix. 17. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'In secret'
- Secret,
- Secrete,
- Secreted,
- Secreting,
- Secretion,
- Secretive,
- Secretiveness,
- Secretly,
- Secretness,
- secreter,
- secretively,
- Foot secretion,
- Paralytic secretion,
- Secret Service,
- Top secret,
- internal secretion,
- lachrymal secretion,
- lacrimal secretion,
- mucous secretion,
- open secret,
- secret agent,
- secret approval,
- secret ballot,
- secret code,
- secret language,
- secret place,
- secret plan,
- secret police,
- secret society,
- secret writing,
- trade secret,
- secret intelligence service,
- top-secret,
- us secret service,
- united states secret service,
- armenian secret army for the liberation of armenia