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- pronunciation:
- si
kriht
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is secret, someone is hiding it from other people. If you have a secret thing, you want to keep other people from seeing it or finding out about it.
Zach keeps his Halloween candy in a secret place so his younger brother won't find it.The man kept his secret papers in a locked drawer of his desk.- synonyms:
- hidden, private
- antonyms:
- public
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| definition 2: |
When something is secret, only a certain group of people are allowed to know it or have a way to enter it or understand it. A secret club is a club that only the members know about.
Amy's little brother can't join Amy and her friends in the tree house because he doesn't know their secret password.The couple wrote to each other using a secret code.- synonyms:
- private
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- personal
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| related words: |
private |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A secret is something that YOU know but that you don't want other people to know.
No one knows where the thief hid his money because it was always his secret, and he never told anyone. |
| definition 2: |
A secret is something that only a certain group of people know.
Joe's pizza recipe is a family secret that was invented by his great-grandmother a long time ago. |
| definition 3: |
A secret is a mystery, or the answer to a question that many people have been trying to answer for a long time.
Scientists are always trying to understand the secrets of nature.My grandmother says that the secret to staying healthy is eating well and going on long walks every day.- synonyms:
- mystery
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| related words: |
trick |
| derivations: |
secretly (adv.), secretness (n.) |
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