English dictionary: words starting with secr
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nounThe action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.
Usage examples:
The bidding is conducted in secrecy
Secret
ˈsiː.krətadjectiveNot known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.
Usage examples:
How did you guess i'd got a secret plan?
nounSomething that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
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A state secret
nounA government employee whose job involves getting secret information about the governments of unfriendly foreign countries
nounA substance which promotes secretion.
Usage examples:
Potent secretagogues for calcitonin
nounA small writing desk; an escritoire.
Usage examples:
One of the finest pieces of french royal furniture in the wallace collection is the secretaire made…
adjectiveRelating to the work or position of a secretary.
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A secretarial job
nounA permanent administrative office or department, especially a governmental one.
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The european secretariat in luxembourg
nounA permanent administrative office or department, especially a governmental one.
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The european secretariat in luxembourg
nounA person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks.
Usage examples:
She was secretary to david wilby mp
nounA person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks.
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She was secretary to david wilby mp
nounIn the uk, a member of parliament who is in charge of a government department
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She became secretary of state for education after spending three years as environment secretary.
verb(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).
Usage examples:
Insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood
verb(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).
Usage examples:
Insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood
verb(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).
Usage examples:
Insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood
nounA hormone released into the bloodstream by the duodenum (especially in response to acidity) to stimulate secretion by the liver and pancreas.
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The duodenum is important in the secretion of a number of hormones, including secretin, cholecystok…
verb(of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance).
Usage examples:
Insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood
nounA process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.
Usage examples:
Alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion
nounA process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion.
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Alcohol had a stimulatory effect on gastric acid secretion
adjective(of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information.
Usage examples:
She was very secretive about her past
adverbIn a way that hides your feelings, thoughts, intentions, or actions from other people
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They denied meeting secretively., she smiled secretively.
nounThe quality or fact of hiding your feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other people
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I don't see the need for all this secretiveness., the secretiveness of the organization has aroused…
adverbIn a secret way; without others knowing.
Usage examples:
The two were secretly married in 1751
nounA cell, gland, or organ that secretes a substance.
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The adrenal glands secrete hormones that regulate metabolism
nounA cell, gland, or organ that secretes a substance.
Usage examples:
The adrenal glands secrete hormones that regulate metabolism
adjective(of a body part or disease) causing a liquid to be produced and released
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Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease of the secretory glands, including the glands that make muc…
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