| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A means or method of entering into or achieving something desirable: formula, key, route. Informal : ticket. See MEANS. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Known about by very few: auricular, confidential, inside, private. Informal : hush-hush. See SHOW. 2. Concealed from view: hidden, screened, secluded. See SHOW. 3. Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, covert, huggermugger, sub rosa, undercover. Informal : hush-hush. Idioms: under wraps. See SHOW.
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