Hidden definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HID'DEN, pp. of hide ... 0 (2005) adj 1: not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight" [syn: concealed, hidden, out of sight] 2: designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole ... a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" [syn: hidden, secret] 3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" [syn: hidden, ...
Hidden fifths definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hidden Hid"den, p. p. & a. from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. Hidden fifths or octaves (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded ... of two parts towards a fifth or an octave. Syn: Hidden, Secret, Covert. Usage: Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of ...
hidden agenda definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1971 an ulterior motive Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (hidden agendas) If you say that someone has a hidden agenda, you are criticizing them because you think they are ... doing something else. He accused foreign nations of having a hidden agenda to harm French influence... N-COUNT [disapproval]
... secret ingredients"; "secret talks" 2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities ... thoughts" [syn: secret, private] 6: designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole ... a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" [syn: hidden, secret] 7: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest ... official classification for documents n 1: something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed ... Date: 14th century 1. a. kept from knowledge or view ; hidden b. marked by the habit of discretion ; closemouthed c. ...
... not considered genuine. Etymology: ME f. eccl.L apocrypha (scripta) hidden writings f. Gk apokruphos f. apokrupto hide away Webster's ... used as sing. with pl. Apocryphas. [L. apocryphus apocryphal, Gr. ? hidden, spurious, fr. ? to hide; ? from + ? to hide.] 1. Something, as ... mitted from the King James's Bible. Hitchcock Bible Dictionary hidden Easton's Bible Dictionary hidden, spurious, the name given to certain ancient books which found ... Original Meanings: (1) Classical. The Greek adjective apokruphos, denotes strictly "hidden," "concealed," of a material object (Eurip. Here. Fur. 1070). Then ... Theodotion's version) of Da 11:43 it stands for "hidden" as applied to gold and silver stores. But the ...
... s 1828 Dictionary HIDE, v.t. pret. hid; pp. hid, hidden. 1. To conceal; to withhold or withdraw from sight; to ... 4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil ... area; especially a unit of 120 acres II. verb (hid; hidden or hid; hiding) Etymology: Middle English hiden, from Old English ... may not suggest intent < hide in the closet > < a house hidden in the woods >. conceal usually does imply intent and often ... Reference Dictionary 1. v. & n. --v. (past hid; past part. hidden or archaic hid) 1 tr. put or keep out of ... used for observing wildlife or hunting animals. Phrases and idioms: hidden reserves extra profits, resources, etc. kept concealed in reserve. ...
... style is obscure" [syn: dark, obscure] 3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" [syn: hidden, obscure] 4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung ... 5: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil ... 15th century 1. a. dark, dim b. shrouded in or hidden by darkness c. not clearly seen or easily distinguished ; faint ... writings >. cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning < cryptic hints of hidden treasure >. ambiguous applies to language capable of more than ...
octaves definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hidden Hid"den, p. p. & a. from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. Hidden fifths or octaves (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded ... of two parts towards a fifth or an octave. Syn: Hidden, Secret, Covert. Usage: Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is ...
... OCCULT', a. [L. occultus, occulo; ob and celo, to conceal.] Hidden from the eye or understanding; invisible; secret; unknown; undiscovered; undetected ... are scarcely visible. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in ... other celestial bodies" [syn: eclipse, occult] 2: become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of ... secret 2. not easily apprehended or understood ; abstruse, mysterious 3. hidden from view ; concealed 4. of or relating to the occult ... a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf. F. occulte.] Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown ... ADJ: ADJ n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Hidden, secret, unrevealed, invisible, unknown, undiscovered, undetected, mysterious, mystic, mystical, ...
cache definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) 2: a ... or implements b. a secure place of storage 2. something hidden or stored in a cache 3. a computer memory with ... or communications equipment, packaged to prevent damage from exposure and hidden in isolated locations by such methods as burial, concealment, and ... hiding-place for treasure, provisions, ammunition, etc. 2 what is hidden in a cache. --v.tr. put in a cache. Etymology ... a quantity of things such as weapons that have been hidden. A huge arms cache was discovered by police. ...a cache ... hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hoard, hole, hutch, keep hidden, keep secret, lair, lay away, lay down, lay in, ...
Clandestine definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CLANDESTINE, a. Secret; private; hidden; withdrawn from public view. It often bears an ill sense ... 3.0 (2005) adj 1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities ... from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage. --Locke. Syn: Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly; stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent. -- Clan ... n. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal. (FORMAL) ...their ... of English Synonyms a. Concealed (for a bad purpose), secret, hidden, private, underhand, underhanded, sly. Moby Thesaurus back-door, backstairs, ...
Cryptic definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL, a. Hidden; secret; occult. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of ... cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying] 2: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline ... secret, occult 2. a. having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning ; mysterious < cryptic messages > b. marked by an ... L. crypticus, Gr. kryptiko`s, fr. kry`ptein to hide.] Hidden; secret; occult. ``Her [nature's] more cryptic ways of working ... s Cobuild Dictionary A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand. He has issued a ... covert, dark, delitescent, dormant, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, evasive, hermetic, hibernating, hidden, hush-hush, incomprehensible, inexplicable, inscrutable, latent, lurking, muffled, murky, ...
... Oxford Reference Dictionary 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a secret, hidden, or inexplicable matter (the reason remains a mystery). 2 secrecy ... Macc 13:21). The term is also used of the hidden purpose or counsel of God or of Divine wisdom. The ... interpretation (compare the rabbinic use of raza', and codh, "the hidden or mystic sense"). This meaning appears in Re 1:20 ... is so characteristic of Paul, namely, a Divine truth once hidden, but now revealed in the gospels. Ro 16:25 f ... that Christianity has no secret doctrines, for what was once hidden has now been revealed. But here arises a seeming contradiction ... others. The doctrines of Christ and of His Kingdom are hidden from the worldly wise and the prudent (Mt 11: ...