| behind the scenes |
not in view or on display; in private; in secret. |
| blackmail |
Let's say you did something bad and your brother saw you do it. You know he can tell your parents and get you in trouble, but he says he will not tell them what you did if you pay him some money. What your brother is trying to do is to blackmail you. He is trying to get money from you in return for not revealing your secret. [2 definitions] |
| brownie |
a small fairy or elf who is believed to do good things around the house in secret at night. [1/3 definitions] |
| conceal |
If you conceal the truth, you don't tell it to anyone. If you conceal information, you don't let anyone know about it. When you conceal something, you keep it secret. [1/2 definitions] |
| confide |
When you confide a secret or other private thing to another person, you tell them that thing and you trust them not to say anything about it to other people. [1/2 definitions] |
| confidence |
a secret. [2/3 definitions] |
| confidential |
secret. |
| conspiracy |
a secret agreement among two or more people to do something wrong or illegal; plot. |
| corruption |
activity that is not honest, especially secret, illegal activity. |
| debug |
to remove secret microphones from. [1/2 definitions] |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| exposure |
a showing or revealing of something, often a thing that is secret, private, or against the law. [1/6 definitions] |
| hide1 |
to keep as a secret. [1/3 definitions] |
| infiltrate |
to enter into in secret. |
| intrigue |
a secret plot or scheme. [1/2 definitions] |
| keep under wraps |
to keep secret or hidden. |
| kidnap |
When people kidnap someone, they take that person to a secret place and keep them like a prisoner in order to get money from someone else. They promise they will let this person go free if they are given the money they ask for. |
| leak |
the release of secret or private information without permission. [1/5 definitions] |
| leprechaun |
an elf in Irish folklore who knows about secret treasure. He must tell the location of the treasure to whomever can catch him. |
| let the cat out of the bag |
to reveal a secret. |
| mystery |
a matter that is secret or that cannot be known or explained. [1/2 definitions] |