The meaning of Espionage

verb

Conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly.

Usage examples:

Their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged

noun

A harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium.

Usage examples:

Their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs

noun

A small insect.

Usage examples:

A thick green scum which crawls with bugs, centipedes, and worse

noun

Secret action taken by a country to prevent another country from discovering its military, industrial, or political secrets

verb

Secretly listen to a conversation.

Usage examples:

My father eavesdropped on my phone calls

noun

The action of entering or gaining access to an organization or place surreptitiously, especially in order to acquire secret information or cause damage.

Usage examples:

The army fenced parts of the border in an effort to stop militant infiltration

noun

The process of secretly becoming part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that a group thinks or behaves

Usage examples:

Police infiltration of greenpeace sparked the scandal., it is important to manage moisture infiltra…

noun

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

Usage examples:

An eminent man of great intelligence

noun

The ability to understand and learn well, and to form judgments and opinions based on reason

Usage examples:

He’s a child of normal intelligence but he’s emotionally immature., foreign intelligence

noun

The ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily

Usage examples:

Her high intelligence, ability and drive were evident from the start., people questioned the intell…

noun

Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.

Usage examples:

An excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance

verb

Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.

Usage examples:

He agreed to spy for the west

verb

Present participle of spy

Usage examples:

He was arrested for spying on missile sites., i generally like to spy out restaurants before i go t…

noun

Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.

Usage examples:

He found himself put under surveillance by british military intelligence

noun

The act of watching a person or a place, esp. a person believed to be involved with criminal activity or a place where criminals gather

Usage examples:

The parking lot is kept under video surveillance.

abbreviation

Weight.

noun

The twenty-third letter of the alphabet.

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 74, a hard steel-grey metal of the transition series. it has a very high melting point (3410°c) and is used to make electric light filaments.