American Dictionary
Definition secret in American English
secret
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ big, closely-guarded, dark, guilty, innermost, well-kept
▪ betray, confide, disclose, divulge, reveal, share, tell
a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people, and is deliberately not told to other people
He was accused of selling business secrets to competitors.
Your secret is safe with me (=I will not tell anyone).
The secret is out (=everyone knows about it).
Can you promise to keep a secret?
Mandela kept his work a secret from the prison authorities.
something that cannot be explained or that is difficult to understand
a particular way of achieving something
