secreter Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
   gland; secretor; secretory organ.
   
2. adjective satellite not open or public; kept private or not revealed
   secret.
   
   • a secret formula
   • secret ingredients
   • secret talks
3. adjective satellite conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
   hugger-mugger; clandestine; secret; hole-and-corner; surreptitious; underground; cloak-and-dagger; hush-hush; undercover.
   
   • 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
4. adjective satellite not openly made known
   secret; unavowed.
   
   • a secret marriage
   • a secret bride
5. adjective satellite communicated covertly
   secret.
   
   • their secret signal was a wink
   • secret messages
6. adjective satellite not expressed
   secret; private.
   
   • secret (or private) thoughts
7. adjective satellite designed to elude detection
   hidden; secret.
   
   • a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
   • a secret passage
   • the secret compartment in the desk
8. adjective satellite hidden from general view or use
   secluded; secret; privy.
   
   • a privy place to rest and think
   • a secluded romantic spot
   • a secret garden
9. adjective satellite (of information) given in confidence or in secret
   secret; confidential.
   
   • this arrangement must be kept confidential
   • their secret communications
10. adjective satellite indulging only covertly
    secret.
    
    • a secret alcoholic
11. adjective satellite having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
    mystical; occult; mystic; secret; orphic; mysterious.
    
    • mysterious symbols
    • the mystical style of Blake
    • occult lore
    • the secret learning of the ancients
12. adjective satellite the next to highest level of official classification for documents
    secret.
    

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