unˈdercover adjective

Working or done in secret

In secret

cover /kuvˈər/

1. To put or spread something on, over or about
2. To come or be on, over or about
3. To hide
4. To clothe
5. To protect
6. To screen
7. To brood or sit on
8. To suffice for
9. To provide for or against
10. To comprise
11. To traverse
12. To extend
13. To take as field of operations
14. To play a higher card upon
15. To put down (a stake of equal value) in betting
16. (esp of a stallion) to copulate with
17. To protect with a weapon by being within range for returning fire against any attacker
18. (of a journalist) to report on (a news story)
19. To record a new version of (a song)

1. To take over the duties of another temporarily (see also cover for below)
2. To lay a table for a meal (obsolete)
3. To put one's hat on

1. That which covers or is intended to cover
2. A bedcover
3. A lid
4. The binding of a book
5. The jacket of a book
6. An envelope, esp one with a stamp and postmark, as in first-day cover
7. Undergrowth or thicket concealing game, etc
8. A pretext or disguise
9. An apparently genuine identity, job, etc used as a front, esp by spies
10. The protection provided by an insurance policy
11. The funds available to cover liabilities
12. A confederate
13. A table setting for one person (hence cover charge below)
14. A cover version
15. A cover point

Intended to conceal the true nature or identity of a person, organization, etc

covˈerable adjective

covˈerage noun

1. The area or (figurative) amount covered or included
2. The group or section of the community reached by an advertising medium
3. The (extent of) reporting of a topic, event, etc on television, in the press, etc
4. Insurance cover

covˈered adjective

1. Having a cover
2. Sheltered, concealed
3. Roofed over
4. With a hat on

covˈering noun

covˈerall noun

1. A boiler suit (US; often in pl)
2. A one-piece garment for babies, covering arms, legs and body

adjective

Covering or including everything

cover charge noun

A charge per person made by a restaurant, in addition to charge for food

cover crop noun

A subsidiary crop grown partly to protect the soil

cover drive noun (cricket)

A drive past cover point

covered wagon noun

1. A large wagon with a bonnet-shaped canvas hood, esp that used by pioneers to the American West
2. Used as a symbol of pioneering spirit

covered way or covert way noun (fortification)

A path outside the ditch of a fort, sunk below the crest of the glacis to provide protection

cover girl noun

A girl pictured on a magazine cover

cover glass noun (microscopy)

A coverslip

covering letter noun

A letter to explain documents enclosed with it

cover mount noun

A promotional gift attached to the cover of a book, magazine, etc

cover note noun (insurance)

1. A note certifying that the holder has a current insurance policy
2. A note issued to an insured person certifying that the latter has insurance coverage while their policy is being prepared

cover point noun

1. A fielding position on the offside, between point and extra cover, or a player in this position (cricket)
2. (in lacrosse) (the position of) one of the defending players

cover price noun

(of magazines, etc) the price printed on the outside cover

covˈerslip noun

1. A loose cover for a duvet
2. A thin slip of glass used for covering a specimen under a microscope (microscopy)

covˈer-slut noun (historical)

An outer garment worn to cover rags or dirty clothes

covert coat noun (historical)

A short light overcoat

covert coating noun

Cloth for this

covert way see covered way above.

cover-up see cover up below.

cover version noun

A recording of a song, etc which has been recorded by someone else, usu very similar to the original

cover for

1. To act in the place of (someone who is absent, etc)
2. To conceal the mistake or misdemeanour of (someone)

cover in

1. To fill in
2. To complete the covering of, esp of a roof of a building

cover into

To transfer into

cover one's back

To take action to protect oneself from danger

cover shorts

To buy in such stocks as have been sold short, in order to meet one's engagements, etc

cover the buckle

To execute a certain difficult step in dancing

cover up

1. To cover completely
2. To conceal, withhold information (informal; covˈer-up noun)

from cover to cover

From beginning to end of a book

under cover

1. In secret
2. Protected by shelter

under cover of

Hidden by, using as concealment

under plain cover

In a plain envelope

under separate cover

In a separate envelope or package

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