| NOUN | act | spying | keeping a secret or furtive watch |
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| act | spying, undercover work | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes | |
| act | spying, detection, catching, espial, spotting | the act of detecting something |
| Sounds | spay'ihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Keeping a secret or furtive watch. | |
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| Broader | watch, vigil | A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe / observe |
| Verbs | spy | watch, observe, or inquire secretly |
| Meaning | The act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes. | |
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| Synonym | undercover work | |
| Narrower | espionage | The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets |
| Broader | intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation | The operation of gathering information about an enemy / enemy |
| Spanish | trabajo clandestino | |
| Catalan | treball clandestí | |
| Verbs | spy | secretly collect sensitive or classified information |
| Meaning | The act of detecting something; catching sight of something. | |
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| Synonyms | detection, catching, espial, spotting | |
| Broader | discovery, find, uncovering | The act of discovering something |
| Spanish | captación, detección, espionaje, localización | |
| Catalan | detecció | |
| Verbs | spy | catch sight of |
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