Spy word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "spy" word
[noun] a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
[verb] secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
[verb] watch, observe, or inquire secretly
[verb] catch sight of
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\Spy\, v. i. To search narrowly; to scrutinize. It is my nature's plague To spy into abuses. --Shak.
\Spy\, n.; pl. {Spies}. [See {Spy}, v., and cf. {Espy}, n.] 1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others. ``These wretched spies of wit.'' --Dryden. 2. (Mil.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer. {Spy money}, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or secret intelligence regarding the enemy. {Spy Wednesday} (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot. Syn: See {Emissary}, and {Scout}.
Synonyms for spy
descry, espy, sleuth, snoop, spot, stag, undercover agent
See also: counterspy | double agent | enquire | espionage agent | foreign agent | infiltrator | inquire | intelligence agent | intelligence officer | investigate | looker | Margarete Gertrud Zelle | Mata Hari | mole | monitor | operative | ride herd on | secret agent | shadow | shadower | sight | sleeper | snoop | snooper | spectator | supervise | tail | viewer | watcher | witness |
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Let's analyse "spy" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and zero vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 0% of vowels is 38.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YPS. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]
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spy: = 0, reduced: 0 (or 7 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is zero. |
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