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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