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  • 11furtively — Stealthily; by stealth …

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  • 12move furtively — index lurk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13furtive — furtively, adv. furtiveness, n. /ferr tiv/, adj. 1. taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance. 2. sly; shifty: a furtive manner. [1480 90; < L furtivus, equiv. to furt(um) theft (cf. fur thief) + ivus IVE] …

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  • 14on the sly — Furtively, slyly …

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  • 15on the sly — adverb in a furtive manner the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night • Syn: ↑furtively • Derived from adjective: ↑furtive (for: ↑furtively) * * * IN SECRET, secretly, furtively, surreptitiously, covertly, clandestinely, on the quiet …

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  • 16lurk — lurker, n. lurkingly, adv. /lerrk/, v.i. 1. to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively. 2. to go furtively; slink; steal. 3. to exist unperceived or unsuspected. 4. Chiefly Computers.&#8230; …

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  • 17peep — peep1 /peep/, v.i. 1. to look through a small opening or from a concealed location. 2. to look slyly, pryingly, or furtively. 3. to look curiously or playfully. 4. to come partially into view; begin to appear: the first crocuses peeping through&#8230; …

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  • 18spy — spyship, n. /spuy/, n., pl. spies, v., spied, spying. n. 1. a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, esp. with reference to military or naval affairs. 2. a person who&#8230; …

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  • 19glance — I n. 1) to cast, dart, shoot; steal a glance at 2) to exchange glances 3) an admiring; amused; casual, cursory, fleeting, passing; conspiratorial; disapproving, indignant; furtive, stolen, surreptitious; imploring; knowing; meaningful,&#8230; …

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  • 20slink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sneak, steal, skulk, slither; creep, snoop. See concealment, cowardice. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prowl, cower, lurk; see sneak . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. skulk, sneak, creep, steal, lurk,&#8230; …

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