Associations to the word «Undercover»

Wiktionary

UNDERCOVER, adjective. Performed or happening in secret.
UNDERCOVER, adjective. Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.
UNDERCOVER, noun. A person who works undercover.

Dictionary definition

UNDERCOVER, adjective. Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.