secret:1

adjective
se*cret \ ˈsē-krət \
14th century{ds||1|a|}
  • kept from knowledge or view : hidden
  • marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed
  • working with hidden aims or methods : undercover

secret:2

noun
secret \
14th century{ds||1|a|}
  • something kept hidden or unexplained : mystery
  • something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only confidentially with a few
  • a method, formula, or process used in an art or operation and divulged only to those of one's own company or craft : trade secret

secret ballot

noun
secret ballot \
1917
  • australian ballot

secret partner

noun
secret partner \
1844
  • a partner whose membership in a partnership is kept secret from the public

secret police

noun
secret police \
1823
  • a police organization operating for the most part in secrecy and especially for the political purposes of its government often with terroristic methods

secret sauce

noun
secret sauce \
1906{ds||2||}
  • a sauce that adds an important element to a dish and that has ingredients which are typically kept secret —called also special sauce
  • an element, quality, ability, or practice that makes something or someone successful or distinctive —called also special sauce

secret service

noun
secret service \
1706{ds||1||}
  • a governmental service of a secret nature
  • a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chiefly in charge of stopping crimes against the nation's financial system and protecting the president and other national officials and visiting world leaders

secret society

noun
secret society \
1821
  • any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance

secret admirer

noun
secret admirer \
  • someone who shows that he or she thinks highly of a person (as by sending flowers) but keeps his or her identity a secret from that person

secret agent

noun
secret agent \
  • a person who tries to get secret information about another country, government, etc.
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