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Meaning and definition for "spy" word

[noun] a secret agent hired by a state to obtain (military) information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
[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. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, OHG. speh?n, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa(?). ? 169. Cf. {Espy}, v.t., {Aspect}, {Auspice}, {Circumspect}, {Conspicuouc}, {Despise}, {Frontispiece}, {Inspect}, {Prospect}, {Respite}, {Scope}, {Scecimen}, {Spectacle}, {Specter}, {Speculate}, {Spice}, {Spite}, {Suspicion}.] To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see. One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration. --Swift. 2. To discover by close search or examination. Look about with yout eyes; spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England. --Latimer. 3. To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out. Moses sent to spy Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof. --Num. xxi. 32.
\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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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: spy: = 0, reduced: 0 (or 7 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is zero.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: spy: 1 + 7 + 7 = 15, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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