secret
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SECRET
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kept hidden from others
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known to only a few people
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see also secret agent, secret police, secret service, top secret
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the robbers' secret hideout
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a secret compartment/passage/cave
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a secret formula/ingredient
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Her secret wish is to become a senator.
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The message was written in secret code.
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I don't know the secret password.
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He was sent on a secret mission.
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They engaged in secret negotiations with the enemy.
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She tried to keep her marriage secret.
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She has a secret admirer. [=someone admires her but she does not know who it is]
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She has a secret lover. [=a lover that no one else knows about]
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[more secret; most secret]
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keeping information hidden from others
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secretive
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They've been very secret about their plans.
— secretly
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She wrote to him secretly.
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He was secretly delighted by their decision.
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They got married secretly.
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secret
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secrets
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secrets
Britannica Dictionary definition of SECRET
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a fact or piece of information that is kept hidden from other people
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see also trade secret
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Don't tell him about the party—it's a secret.
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I'm going to tell you a secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else.
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They're getting married. The secret is out. [=everyone now knows that they're getting married]
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He knows how to keep a secret. [=if you tell him a secret he won't tell it to anyone else]
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This wine may be Italy's best-kept secret. [=something very good that not many people know about]
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It's no secret [=many people know] that he has connections to the Mafia.
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I'll let you in on a (little) secret. [=I'll tell you a secret]
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The report disclosed the company's dirty little secret. [=something bad that the company does not want people to know]
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Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. [=I won't tell anyone your secret]
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a special or unusual way of doing something to achieve a good result
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You always look great. What's your secret?
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She shared her beauty secrets with the group.
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The secret to/of a good sauce is the base.
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What is the secret to your success? [=why are you so successful?]
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something that cannot be explained
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the secrets of the universe
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one of nature's greatest secrets
in secret
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in a private place or manner
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They met in secret. [=secretly]
make no secret of
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to show or express (something) openly
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to not try to hide (something)
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She made no secret of her dislike for him.
