Crossword clues for secret
secret
- Like some handshakes and formulas
- Kept hidden
- Dossier stamp
- Confidant's confidence
- Word after top or trade
- Whispered bit of information
- Trade ___ (Coca-Cola's recipe, e.g.)
- Thing between friends
- Something confidential
- Like some documents
- It's not for everyone
- It may be hard to keep
- For only a select few
- Confidential item
- Antiperspirant brand once advertised as "strong enough for a man"
- __ agent
- You may whisper one to a friend
- Word that can precede "admirer" or "agent"
- With "The," popular self-help book
- Whispered thing
- Unknown to many
- The ____ Of My Success,1987 Fox movie
- Tears and others
- Spy's stock-in-trade
- Spy's find
- Something unrevealed
- Something that might be whispered
- Something not to tell
- Something hard to keep
- Something given, often not to be passed on
- Something a gossip can't keep
- Skeleton, so to speak
- Sheena Easton "Best Kept ___"
- Rockers ___ and Whisper
- Not public
- Like some office Santas
- Like passwords, ideally
- Like passwords or passcodes
- Known to but a few
- It might be hard to keep
- It might be deep and dark
- It may be told in anger
- It may be spilled
- For your eyes only
- Confidential fact
- Class above confidential
- Brand behind becauseyourehot.com
- "I've Got a ___" (game show)
- Group of spies mass surreptitiously?
- Confidence over years employed in spying outfit
- Failing to respect security classification
- Maybe cricket nets touching under cover?
- Various sergeants etc. becoming spies
- Like some identities
- Closet
- Confidential matter
- It may be hard for one person to carry
- Hush-hush
- Whispered words
- Spy's quest
- Not meant to be repeated
- Shrouded
- It may be under your hat
- Nothing to write home about?
- With 74-Across, voting system that affords anonymity ... or the theme of this puzzle?
- With 34-Across, company's present occasion?
- Diary tidbit
- Hidden fact
- It can be dangerous when leaked
- Under wraps, so to speak
- Confidence
- Something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
- Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
- Information known only to a special group
- Occult
- Covert
- Arcane
- Subrosa
- Retired
- Christie's "The ___ Adversary"
- Esoteric
- Skeleton in the closet, e.g
- It may be hard to keep a juicy one
- Furtive
- Christie's "The ___ of Chimneys": 1925
- Teller's offering
- Clandestine
- Step above confidential
- Clandestine team mostly concealed within group
- Clandestine faction assimilates religious teaching
- Small island, close to front, private
- Not publicly known
- Private; classified
- Private clubs hidden in trees, oddly
- Use Crete as setting for mystery
- Unknown Southern Greek island's last to come to the fore
- Unidentified witness hugging King Charles at start of trial
- Undercover soldiers to infiltrate extremist group
- Kind of code
- Kind of agent or ballot
- Ban alternative
- Skeleton in the closet
- Ban competition
- Whispered item
- Type of admirer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
classified \classified\ adj.
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arranged into classes or categories; as, unclassified.
Syn: categorized.
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assigned to a class of documents withheld from general circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of unclassified.
Note: [Narrower terms: eyes-only; confidential; restricted; secret; sensitive; top-secret]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to keep secret" (described in OED as "obsolete"), 1590s, from secret (n.). Related: Secreted; secreting.
late 14c., from Latin secretus "set apart, withdrawn; hidden, concealed, private," past participle of secernere "to set apart, part, divide; exclude," from se- "without, apart," properly "on one's own" (see se-) + cernere "separate" (see crisis).\n
\nAs an adjective from late 14c., from French secret, adjective use of noun. Open secret is from 1828. Secret agent first recorded 1715; secret service is from 1737; secret weapon is from 1936.
Wiktionary
Being or kept hidden. (from late 14th c.) alt. (context transitive English) To make or keep secret. (from late 16th c.) n. (context countable uncountable English) knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. (from later 14th c.) v
(context transitive English) To make or keep secret. (from late 16th
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WordNet
adj. not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
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" [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p), surreptitious, undercover, underground]
not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [syn: unavowed]
communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: private]
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]
hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: privy, secluded]
(of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: closet(a), confidential]
indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals" [syn: closet(a)]
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic]
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
n. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: arcanum]
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, closed book]
Wikipedia
Secret (Greta Hayes) is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe.
A secret is information kept hidden.
Secret or The Secret may also refer to:
Secret (stylized as secret) is the fourth studio album released by R&B-turned- pop singer Kumi Koda released in February 2005. It charted at #3 on Oricon, giving her highest charting album at the time, and stayed on the charts for fifty-six weeks.
Secret ( is a South Korean television series starring Kim Ha-neul, Ha Ji-won, Ryu Si-won and Kim Min-jong. It aired on MBC from September 13 to November 9 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:00 for 18 episodes.
"Secret" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart. It was released as the fourth and final single from the band's tenth studio album Brigade.
The track is a rock power ballad which did not meet with much mainstream success, peaking at number sixty-four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number seventy-nine on the UK Singles Chart. As an emotional song, it portrays forbidden love and the tragedy that the situation is.
"Secret" is a song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released as a single from their 1985 album Crush. Paul Humphreys sings lead vocals on the track. It became their second US Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 63, and also made number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was featured in the movie Arthur 2: On the Rocks and on its soundtrack album.
Critic Dave Thompson in AllMusic called the track an "emotive love song", while criticising its "over-produced behemoth of a backing".
"Secret" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Madonna from her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories (1994). It was released on September 27, 1994, as the lead single from the album by Warner Bros. Records as well as Maverick and Sire. The song was later included on her greatest hits compilations GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009). "Secret" was developed based on a demo version created by producer Shep Pettibone, which was reworked by Dallas Austin, with whom Madonna was working on Bedtime Stories. Written and produced by the singer with Austin, an additional writer on the track was Pettibone. The song was a departure from the style of music that Madonna had previously released; up to that point in her career her music had mostly been big-sounding dance tracks or melodic ballads. "Secret" combined pop and R&B genres with instrumentation from acoustic guitar, drums and strings, while lyrically talking about a lover having a secret, as well as how Madonna realized that one's happiness is under one's control.
The song was released accompanied by eight different remixes by DJ Junior Vasquez, who just re-used Madonna's vocals, but changed the composition of the track completely. Unusual for the mid-1990s, Madonna talked about the new single on the Internet leaving an audio message for her fans, as well as a snippet of the song. "Secret" received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised Madonna's vocal delivery and its mid-tempo R&B groove, deeming it seductive and soulful. The song was also a commercial success. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In the United Kingdom, it reached a peak of number five, becoming her record-breaking 35th consecutive top-ten single on the UK Singles Chart. Elsewhere, it reached number one in Canada, Finland and Switzerland, and the top five in Australia, Denmark, France, Italy, New Zealand and Spain.
With the single's cover art and its accompanying music video, Madonna ushered in another image change, inspired by the look of Hollywood actress Jean Harlow. The black and white video was directed by photographer Melodie McDaniel who was chosen by the singer due to McDaniel's previous short films. It features Madonna as a singer in a nightclub in Harlem, New York. Interspersed with scenes of daily life in the neighborhood, the video ends with Madonna uniting with her lover and their supposed child. The video sparked academic discussions on what can constitute the lyrical secret of the song. Madonna performed "Secret" on tour for the first time during her 2001 Drowned World Tour. It was later performed at the Houston stop of her Sticky and Sweet Tour in November 2008 as a fan request, and later on the Rebel Heart Tour in 2015.
Secret is the eighth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki, released November 29, 2006 by Avex Trax. As with all of her previous works, Hamasaki wrote all of the lyrics on Secret. The album's composition was handled largely by Dai Nagao and Tetsuya Yukumi, both of whom were frequent collaborators with Hamasaki. Generally a rock-pop influenced album, Hamasaki said that the meaning of the album was itself a secret, and that it incorporated secrets she was keeping about herself that the public did not know.
Secret had been announced originally as a seven-track EP; however, it eventually evolved into a fourteen-track album. " Startin'/Born to Be..." was released as the lead single from Secret on March 8, 2006. It debuted at the number-one position in Japan, becoming Hamasaki's twenty-sixth chart topper; with this, she became the female singer with the most number-one singles in Japan, breaking Seiko Matsuda's record. However, it would sell poorly thereafter, charting for fifteen weeks and selling under 200,000 copies. It became one of her first singles not to receive a certification in Japan. " Blue Bird" would have more success: it topped the charts in Japan and was certified Platinum for shipments of 250,000 copies. With "Blue Bird", which sold around 300,000 copies, Hamasaki became the first solo artist in Japan to sell over 20 million singles.
Secret received positive reviews from critics, who praised its rock influences and thought that every song stood well enough on its own, but felt that it "failed to leave a clear impression" as a cohesive record. The album won Album of the Year at the Japan Gold Disc Awards; its title track received "Japanese Song of the Year" at the RTHK International Awards in Hong Kong. Secret debuted at number one in Japan with first week sales of 386,280 copies. It would go on to become the 22nd best selling album of 2006 in Japan, and the 73rd best seller of 2007, selling 675,400 copies in its 15-week chart run and receiving a triple-platinum certification for having 750,000 copies shipped to stores. Despite this success, Secret would become her lowest-selling album at that point and her first to fail to be certified Million, continuing a downward trend in Hamasaki's commercial success. According to Avex, Secret has sold 900,000 copies worldwide.
is Maki Goto's 17th single. It was released on April 11, 2007 in both regular (PKCP-5084) and first press (PKCP-5082~3) editions. The Single V DVD was released two weeks later, on April 25, 2007 with the catalog number PKBP-5071.
The c/w of this single, Inner Child, is used in the Showa Era song theater play Yokosuka Story.
Secret is a South Korean K-pop girl group formed by TS Entertainment in 2009. It consists of four members and released their first single in 2009; they released a full-length studio album in 2011.
Secret is a 2009 South Korean thriller film directed by Yoon Jae-goo.
Secret Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2007 Taiwanese romance film, Secret, directed and co-written by Jay Chou; starring Chou, Gwei Lun-mei, Anthony Wong and Alice Tzeng.
The album was produced by Chou, released on 13 August 2007 by JVR Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan. It was released as a limited edition with a 100-page booklet containing 50 photos from the film.
Secret was a chocolate bar that was manufactured by Nestlé during the 1980s and the 1990s that was popular in the UK. It consisted of a bird's nest-styled chocolate coating with a creamy mousse centre similar to the filling of a Walnut Whip. It was packaged in a gold-coloured wrapper with the product's name printed on it in purple and white.
A television advert for the product, first shown in 1990, and set in a 1940s mystery film style featured an elegant lady riding a train when a man rushes into her cabin and hands her a Secret bar saying, "guard this with your life". He then runs off to divert the two mysterious men who've been following him, but while he's away, the woman eats the secret bar because she couldn't resist such a delicious temptation. When the man returns to retrieve it, it's gone, because she had eaten it. At the end of the advert the words accompanied by a voice-over says, "You can't trust anyone to keep a Secret." The product was discontinued a couple of years later, due to high production costs and low volume of sales.
In more recent years there have been a number of petitions, on websites such as Facebook, asking Nestle to relaunch the Secret bar. This has not happened as yet, but similar petitions held for the Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar, which was discontinued in 2003, eventually led to its relaunch on October 8, 2007.
Secret , is a 2007 Taiwanese film. It is the directorial debut feature film of Taiwanese musician Jay Chou, who also stars as the male lead and co-wrote the movie.
The Secret Original Soundtrack was released by JVR Music on 13 August 2007.
In 2007, it received six nominations at the 44th Golden Horse Awards and won Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year, Best Original Song for "不能說的祕密" (Secret) by Chou and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Asian Film at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2008.
Secret is an antiperspirant/ deodorant for women manufactured by Procter & Gamble. It is sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Secret was launched as the first female deodorant in 1956, after more than 10 years of research that began in 1945. Secret is the only female brand antiperspirant/deodorant in Procter & Gamble’s portfolio of products, which includes male brands Gillette and Old Spice.
There are currently more than 55 different antiperspirant/deodorant products sold under the Secret brand. Products are produced by company plants in Greensboro, NC and in Mexico City, Mexico, which are then distributed to retailers. Secret products are sold in a variety of channels, including supermarkets, drug stores and mass merchandisers. They are also available through various online retailers.
Secret EP is an EP by the American indie rock band Sebadoh, released on July 23, 2012. The EP was not released on a label and was made available for digital download on the online music store Bandcamp. The EP was recorded from March to July 2012 at Indietopia in Glendale, California. Secret EP is Sebadoh's first new material in fourteen years since the band's previous album The Sebadoh (1999).
Secret was an iOS and Android app service that allowed people to share messages anonymously within their circle of friends, friends of friends, and publicly. It differed from other anonymous sharing apps such as PostSecret, Whisper, and Yik Yak in that it was intended for sharing primarily with friends, potentially making it more interesting and addictive for people reading the updates. It was founded by David Byttow, the former lead for Square Wallet, and Chrys Bader-Wechseler, a former Google product manager at Google+, Photovine and YouTube. Bader-Wechseler left the company in January 2015, with the stated reason that the company's shift away from beautiful design and towards more minimalistic design meant that he felt he was no longer the best person to be at the helm of the company. Byttow announced the shutdown of the app and the company on April 29, 2015.
Secret is an upcoming Indian bilingual film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Sachiin J Joshi, Meera Chopra, Kainaat Arora, Tisca Chopra, Zakir Hussain, and Makarand Deshpande in Important roles. The film is shot in both Telugu and Hindi language.
Secret is the third and final studio album by English new wave band Classix Nouveaux, released in 1983 by record label Liberty. It was the band's only album not to chart in the UK.
Usage examples of "secret".
She had lost an accomplice who had often consoled her, and she had gained nothing, since one of her maids was now acquainted with the secret of the crime at the Borderie.
And do you also know that had your egocentric, blind lead wizard not been so protective of his silly secret of the training of young females in the craft, you could have easily stopped me from accomplishing all that I have?
The harassment was so severe that his accuser, Anita Hill, continued working for Thomas for years, followed him to other jobs, exchanged friendly correspondence with him, and kept the story of her brutal victimization a secret for the next, oh, decade or so.
He is a member of the Party, although he has kept his affiliation secret from you at my orders.
This secret is the Royalty of the Sages, the Crown of the Initiate whom we see redescend victorious from the summit of Trials, in the fine allegory of Cebes.
When despotism and superstition, twin-powers of evil and darkness, reigned everywhere and seemed invincible and immortal, it invented, to avoid persecution, the mysteries, that is to say, the allegory, the symbol, and the emblem, and transmitted its doctrines by the secret mode of initiation.
Rose Croix secrets in allegory in the Roman de la Rose and Divine Commedia, 823-u.
A new method of secret ballot abolished the influence of fear and shame, of honor and interest, and the abuse of freedom accelerated the progress of anarchy and despotism.
What was he, the son, to find behind that secret door, at sight of which his mother had died with that look of anguished terror in her eyes?
She answered their anxious questions as to just when she would be coming back with a cheerfulness which wholly deceived them, begged them to be good children and do as Nanny told them and not to annoy their papa, and kissed them with a secret sorrow that it might be a long time, perhaps never, before she saw them again.
The problem for NSA was how to get an antenna and tape recorder into one of the most secret and heavily protected areas on earth.
In 1979, anthrax spores were accidentally released into the atmosphere from a secret Soviet military facility in Sverdlovsk.
A simpler and bolder practice found welcome in Germany, depending chiefly on mineral remedies, mercury, antimony, sulphur, arsenic, and the use, sometimes the secret use, of opium.
Several learned writers have strenuously labored to prove that the ground secret of the Mysteries, the grand thing revealed in them, was the doctrine of apotheosis, shaking the established theology by unmasking the historic fact that all the gods were merely deified men.
There were originally 22 appendices explaining all the secrets of the Illuminati.