SECRET WEAPON

Meaning of SECRET WEAPON in English

(~s)

Someone’s ~ is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.

Discipline was the new coach’s ~.

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SECRET WEAPON — weapon that is kept secret in order to create a surprise reaction; secret that someone keeps as a last resort …
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SECRET WEAPON — ( secret weapons) Someone’s secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Английский словарь Британика
WEAPON — I. ˈwepən, dial ˈwēp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, wepne, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAPON — (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAPON — ( n. ) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — — weaponed , adj. — weaponless , adj. /wep"euhn/ , n. 1. any instrument or device for use in attack …
Random House Webster's 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
WEAPON — I. ˈwe-pən noun Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse …
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
WEAPON — noun a thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished. 2. weapon ·noun fig.: the means or instrument …
Webster English vocab
SECRET — vt to keep secret. 2. secret ·adj separate; distinct. 3. secret ·adj a thing not discovered; what is unknown or …
Webster English vocab
WEAPON — [weap.on] n [ME wepen, fr. OE waepen; akin to OHG waffan weapon, ON vapn] (bef. 12c) 1: something (as a …
Merriam-Webster 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
WEAPON — an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may be a …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEAPON — weapon BrE AmE ˈwep ə n ▷ weapon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECRET — secret BrE AmE ˈsiːk rət -rɪt ▷ secret|s s ▶ ˌ secret ˈ agent BrE AmE ▶ ˌ secret po …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAPON — / ˈwepən; NAmE / noun 1. an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting …
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
WEAPON — weap ‧ on S3 W2 /ˈwepən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæpen ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECRET — I. se ‧ cret 1 S3 W2 /ˈsiːkrət, ˈsiːkrɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ secrecy , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECRET — adj. & n. --adj. 1 kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAPON — n. 1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECRET — adj. & n. adj. 1 kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAPON — n.1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a means …
Oxford English vocab
SECRET — adj. & n. --adj. 1. kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but …
Oxford English vocab
WEAPON — ( weapons) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A weapon is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
WEAPON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical weapons ban ▪ a global chemical weapons ban a murder weapon (= the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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
WEAPON — n. antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SECRET — Synonyms and related words : abstract, abstruse, arcane, arcanum, beclouded, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, blind, buried, by stealth, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAPON — (n): it's great i.e. it's a weapon. i.e. (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
WEAPON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly , lethal , potent , powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SECRET — I. noun 1 sth that must not be known by others ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great ▪ little ▪ closely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WEAPON — INDEX: 1. a weapon 2. having weapons 3. having no weapons 4. to get weapons or provide someone with weapons …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAPON — See ↑ WEAPON 1
Longman Activator English vocab
SECRET — See ↑ PRIVATE 1, ↑ SECRET 1,2,3,6, ↑ WAY 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be an open secret • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
SECRET — n. 25B6; adjective a secret plan : CONFIDENTIAL, top secret, classified, undisclosed, unknown, private, under wraps; informal hush-hush; formal sub …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECRET — adj. 1 concealed, hidden, private, covert, shrouded, clandestine; confidential, covert, quiet, under cover, secretive, unpublishable, unpublished, Colloq hush-hush There is …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие (для боевых действий) to brandish weapon ≈ размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon ≈ стрелять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET — 1. сущ. 1) секрет, тайна; загадка, необъяснимое to be in the secret ≈ быть посвященным в тайну to betray, blurt …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — weapon.ogg ʹwepən n 1. оружие, боевое средство; боезаряд nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon - ядерное оружие weapons of mass destruction …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SECRET — secret.ogg 1. ʹsi:krıt n 1. секрет, тайна dead secret - глубокая тайна a military secret - военная тайна an open …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WEAPON — n 1. оружие, боевое средство; боезаряд nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon - ядерное оружие weapons of mass destruction /annihilation/ - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET — 1. ʹsi:krıt n 1. секрет, тайна dead secret - глубокая тайна a military secret - военная тайна an open secret …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — сущ. 1) орудие, оружие to brandish weapon — размахивать оружием ( угрожать кому-л. ) to fire a weapon — стрелять …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SECRET — 1. сущ. 1) секрет, тайна; загадка, необъяснимое to be in the secret — быть посвященным в тайну to betray, blurt …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEAPON — сущ. 1) орудие, оружие to brandish weapon — размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon — стрелять из оружия to handle a weapon …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SECRET — 1. сущ. 1) секрет, тайна; загадка, необъяснимое to be in the secret — быть посвященным в тайну to betray, blurt out, divulge, reveal …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WEAPON — _n. 1> оружие; _перен. средство; weapon of mass destruction - оружие массового уничтожения 2> средства самозащиты (у животных и насекомых)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SECRET — 1. _n. 1> тайна, секрет; to be in the secret - быть посвященным в тайну; to keep a secret - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SECRET — 1. n. 1. тайна, секрет; to be in the secret - быть посвященным в тайну; to keep a secret - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие - atomic weapons - deadly weapon - of extermination - of mass destruction - the atomic weapon - weapons of annihilation 2) средство - political weapon - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SECRET — 1. _n. 1> тайна, секрет; to be in the secret быть посвящённым в тайну; to keep a secret сохранять тайну; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WEAPON — 1) оружие 2) орудие; средство • - bacteriological weapons - chemical weapons - conventional weapons - dangerous weapon - deadly weapon - limited weapons - nuclear weapons - offensive weapon - …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
SECRET — секрет, тайна | тайный, секретный, сохраняемый в тайне - official secret - state secret - top secret - trade secret - work secret
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
SECRET — секрет, тайна; секретный, сохраняемый в тайне - business secret - manufacturing secret - official secret - secret of production - top secret - trade secret - works …
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие (для боевых действий) to brandish weapon ≈ размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon ≈ стрелять …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SECRET — 1. сущ. 1) секрет, тайна; загадка, необъяснимое to be in the secret ≈ быть посвященным в тайну to betray, blurt …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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