Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Adjective
S: (adj) hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner (relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life) "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
S: (adj) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground (conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods) "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"