CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET

Meaning of CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET in English

hidden secret, secret which is protected

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GUARDED — a. caut, discret
English interlingue dictionary
CLOSELY — sa haduul
English-Visayan vocabulary
GUARDED — adjective Date: 1709 cautious , circumspect , being an extremely serious condition with uncertain outcome , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLOSELY — adverb see: close
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUARDED — adjective 1. : protected , defended 2. : cautious , wary , circumspect he was guarded in his expressions : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSELY — ˈklōslē, -li adverb ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: close (IV) + -ly : in a close position, state, manner, or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUARDED — (a.) Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were …
Английский словарь Webster
GUARDED — (imp. & p. p.) of Guard
Английский словарь Webster
CLOSELY — (adv.) Secretly; privately.
Английский словарь Webster
CLOSELY — (adv.) In a close manner.
Английский словарь Webster
GUARDED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Guard
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUARDED — ( a. ) Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSELY — ( adv. ) Secretly; privately.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSELY — ( adv. ) In a close manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SECRET — — secretly , adv. — secretness , n. /see"krit/ , adj. 1. done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUARDED — — guardedly , adv. — guardedness , n. /gahr"did/ , adj. 1. cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUARDED — adj. kept safe, protected; watched over; wary, cautious
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLOSELY — adv. in a close manner; in a way that is close by to something in space or time, almost, nearly; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLOSELY — see close IV
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECRET — I. ˈsē-krət adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secré, secret, from Latin secretus, from past participle of secernere to separate, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUARDED — adjective Date: 1709 1. : cautious , circumspect 2. : being an extremely serious condition with uncertain outcome was in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECRET — vt to keep secret. 2. secret ·adj separate; distinct. 3. secret ·adj a thing not discovered; what is unknown or …
Webster English vocab
GUARDED — impf & ·p.p. of guard. 2. guarded ·adj cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or …
Webster English vocab
CLOSELY — adv in a close manner. 2. closely ·adv secretly; privately.
Webster English vocab
GUARDED — ■ adjective cautious and having possible reservations: he gave a ~ welcome to the idea. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
SECRET — [se.cret] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L secretus, fr. pp. of secernere to separate, distinguish, fr. se- apart + cernere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUARDED — [guard.ed] adj (1709): cautious, circumspect -- guard.ed.ly adv -- guard.ed.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECRET — secret BrE AmE ˈsiːk rət -rɪt ▷ secret|s s ▶ ˌ secret ˈ agent BrE AmE ▶ ˌ secret po …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GUARDED — guarded BrE AmE ˈɡɑːd ɪd -əd AmE \ ˈɡɑːrd əd ▷ guarded|ly li ▷ guarded|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSELY — closely BrE AmE ˈkləʊs li AmE \ ˈkloʊs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSELY — ➡ close (II)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRET — / ˈsiːkrət; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. secret (from sb) known about by only a few people; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUARDED — / ˈgɑːdɪd; NAmE ˈgɑːrdɪd/ adjective ( of a person or a remark they make ) careful; not showing feelings or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECRET — I. se ‧ cret 1 S3 W2 /ˈsiːkrət, ˈsiːkrɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ secrecy , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUARDED — guard ‧ ed /ˈɡɑːdəd, ˈɡɑːdɪd $ ˈɡɑːr-/ BrE AmE adjective not giving very much information or showing your feelings about …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOSELY — close ‧ ly S3 W2 /ˈkləʊsli $ ˈkloʊs-/ BrE AmE adverb [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ close , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECRET — adj. & n. --adj. 1 kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUARDED — adj. (of a remark etc.) cautious, avoiding commitment. øøguardedly adv. guardedness n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECRET — adj. & n. adj. 1 kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUARDED — adj. (of a remark etc.) cautious, avoiding commitment. guardedly adv. guardedness n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECRET — adj. & n. --adj. 1. kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Oxford English vocab
GUARDED — adj. (of a remark etc.) cautious, avoiding commitment. Derivatives: guardedly adv. guardedness n.
Oxford English vocab
SECRET — ( secrets) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is secret …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUARDED — If you describe someone as guarded , you mean that they are careful not to show their feelings or give …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSELY — see close II
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUARDED — If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are careful not to show their feelings or give away …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CLOSELY — see close II
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUARDED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a closely guarded/well-kept secret (= a secret that few people are allowed to know ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOSELY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a closely guarded/well-kept secret (= a secret that few people are allowed to know ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECRET — [adjective]The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.When they are released, the hostages will be taken to …
Cambridge English vocab
GUARDED — [adjective]Someone who is guarded is careful about what they say in order to avoid giving any important or secret information …
Cambridge English vocab
CLOSELY — [adverb]English and German are closely related.The world's financial markets are ever more closely linked.Both politicians have for some time been …
Cambridge English vocab
SECRET — Synonyms and related words : abstract, abstruse, arcane, arcanum, beclouded, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, blind, buried, by stealth, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GUARDED — Synonyms and related words : Argus-eyed, Olympian, all ears, all eyes, aloof, apprehensive, armed, arrested, aux aguets, backward, bashful, blank, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSELY — Synonyms and related words : all but, almost, as good as, barely, carefully, close, compactly, densely, firmly, hardly, heavily, heedfully, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GUARDED — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: ULTERIOR , buried, concealed, covert, hidden, obscured, privy, shrouded 2 Synonyms: CAUTIOUS , calculating, careful, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSELY — adv. Function: adverb Synonyms: HARD 4, intently, searchingly, sharply Related Words: carefully, heedfully, mindfully, thoughtfully; meticulously, minutely, punctiliously, scrupulously Contrasted …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GUARDED — a. Cautious, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SECRET — I. noun 1 sth that must not be known by others ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great ▪ little ▪ closely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GUARDED — adj. Guarded is used with these nouns: ↑ expression , ↑ optimism , ↑ welcome
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOSELY — adv. Closely is used with these adjectives: ↑ akin , ↑ allied , ↑ analogous , ↑ balanced , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SECRET — See ↑ PRIVATE 1, ↑ SECRET 1,2,3,6, ↑ WAY 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be an open secret • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab

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