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hole-and-corner
hole-and-cor·ner (hōl′ən-kôr′nər)adj. Being in a secret place; conducted secretly.hole-and-corner adj (usually prenominal) informal furtive or secretive hole′-and-cor′ner or hole′-in-cor′ner,
adj. secretive; furtive. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1.hole-and-corner - relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wellshole-in-cornerunimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force | | 2. hole-and-corner - 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"clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, surreptitious, hugger-muggercovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
hole-and-corneradjective (Informal) furtive, secret, secretive, clandestine, sneaky (informal), underhand, surreptitious, stealthy, under the counter (informal), backstairs I think we were treated in a rather hole-and-corner fashion.
open, public, frank, candid, above-boardTranslationshole-and-corner
hole-and-cornerShady and secretive, typically to hide illicit activity. Primarily heard in UK. You can be sure there's some hole-and-corner activities going on in that private club.hole-and-corner
Synonyms for hole-and-corneradj furtiveSynonyms- furtive
- secret
- secretive
- clandestine
- sneaky
- underhand
- surreptitious
- stealthy
- under the counter
- backstairs
Antonyms- open
- public
- frank
- candid
- above-board
Synonyms for hole-and-corneradj relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of lifeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodsSynonyms- clandestine
- cloak-and-dagger
- hush-hush
- undercover
- underground
- secret
- surreptitious
- hugger-mugger
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