HyperDic: cloak-and-dagger

English > 1 sense of the word cloak-and-dagger:
ADJECTIVEallcloak-and-dagger, clandestine, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundconducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods
English > cloak-and-dagger: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningConducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods.
Example "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"
Synonymsclandestine, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
BroadercovertSecret or hidden / hidden
Spanishclandestina, clandestino, encubierto, escondido, oculto, secreto
Catalanamagat, clandestí, encobert, ocult, secret

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