Covert vs. Overt

Covertadjective

Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

Covertadjective

(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

Covertnoun

A covering.

Covertnoun

A disguise.

Covertnoun

A hiding place.

Covertnoun

Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

Covertnoun

(ornithology) A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.

Covertadjective

Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.

Covertadjective

Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.

Covertadjective

Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.

Covertnoun

A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.

Covertnoun

One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

Covertnoun

a flock of coots

Covertnoun

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something;

Covertadjective

secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed;

Covertadjective

of a wife; under the protection of her husband

Covertadjective

not openly acknowledged or displayed

Covertnoun

a thicket in which game can hide.

Covertnoun

a feather covering the base of a main flight or tail feather of a bird.

Covertnoun

a flock of coots

Overtadjective

Open and not concealed or secret.

Overtadjective

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Opposite of hidden.

Overtadjective

Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.

Overtadjective

open and observable; not secret or hidden;

Overtadjective

done or shown openly; plainly apparent