nnoun.bodyany of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstreamSynset:gland secretor secretory organ
Derivationally Related Form:secreteglandular
Hypernyms:organ
Inherited Hypernyms:glandorganbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:duct glandductless glandendocrineendocrine glandexocrineexocrine glandgreen glandsericteriumsericterysilk gland
Part Meronyms:acinus
Full Hyponyms:adrenal cortexadrenal glandadrenal medullaanterior pituitaryapocrine glandbartholin's glandbreastcervical glandscobblerscorpus luteumcowper's glanddigestive glanddugeccrine glandendocrine glandexocrine glandgonadgreen glandislands of langerhanslacrimal glandmammary glandmeibomian glandmontgomery's tuberclenabothian glandoil glandovaryovotestispancreasparathyroid glandparotid glandpars distilispars intermediapineal glandpituitaryposterior pituitaryprostate glandsalivary glandsebaceous glandseminal vesiclesilk glandsublingual glandsubmaxillary glandsweat glandtestisthymus glandthyroid glandudderundescended testisuropygial glandvestibular gland
adj satadj.allnot open or public; kept private or not revealedExamples:- a secret formula
- secret ingredients
- secret talks
Antonyms:unconcealed
Inherited Hypernyms:secret
Similar to:concealed
adj satadj.allconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodsSynset:clandestine cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner hugger-mugger hush-hush secret surreptitious undercover underground
Examples:- clandestine intelligence operations
- cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
- hole-and-corner intrigue
- secret missions
- a secret agent
- secret sales of arms
- surreptitious mobilization of troops
- an undercover investigation
- underground resistance
Antonyms:overt
Derivationally Related Form:underground
Inherited Hypernyms:clandestine
Similar to:covert
adj satadj.allnot openly made knownSynset:secret unavowed
Examples:- a secret marriage
- a secret bride
Antonyms:acknowledged
Inherited Hypernyms:unavowed
Similar to:unacknowledged
adj satadj.allcommunicated covertlyExamples:- their secret signal was a wink
- secret messages
Antonyms:overt
Inherited Hypernyms:secret
Similar to:covert
adj satadj.allnot expressedSynset:private secret
Examples:- secret (or private) thoughts
Antonyms:outward
Derivationally Related Form:privateness
Inherited Hypernyms:secret
Similar to:inward
adj satadj.alldesigned to elude detectionSynset:hidden secret
Examples:- a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
- a secret passage
- the secret compartment in the desk
Antonyms:unconcealed
Inherited Hypernyms:hidden
Similar to:concealed
adj satadj.allhidden from general view or useSynset:privy secluded secret
Examples:- a privy place to rest and think
- a secluded romantic spot
- a secret garden
Antonyms:public
Inherited Hypernyms:privy
Similar to:private
adj satadj.all(of information) given in confidence or in secretSynset:confidential secret
Examples:- this arrangement must be kept confidential
- their secret communications
Antonyms:public
Derivationally Related Form:confidenceconfidentiality
Inherited Hypernyms:confidential
Similar to:private
adj satadj.allindulging only covertlyAntonyms:overt
Inherited Hypernyms:secret
Similar to:covert
adj satadj.allhaving an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understandingSynset:mysterious mystic mystical occult orphic secret
Examples:- mysterious symbols
- the mystical style of Blake
- occult lore
- the secret learning of the ancients
Antonyms:exoteric
Derivationally Related Form:mysticmysteryoccult
Inherited Hypernyms:mysterious
Similar to:esoteric
adj satadj.allthe next to highest level of official classification for documentsAntonyms:unclassified
Inherited Hypernyms:secret
Similar to:classified