Covet vs. Covert
Covetverb
(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
Covetverb
(transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Covetverb
(intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
Covetverb
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; - used in a good sense.
Covetverb
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Covetverb
To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Covetverb
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person);
Covetverb
yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another)
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
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