| secrecy | (noun) the trait of keeping things secret | Synonyms: secretiveness, silence |
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| (noun) the condition of being concealed or hidden | Synonyms: concealment, privacy, privateness |
| secret | (noun) something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained | Synonyms: closed book, enigma, mystery |
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| (noun) something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) | - |
| (noun) information known only to a special group | Synonyms: arcanum |
| secretaire | (noun) a desk used for writing | Synonyms: escritoire, secretary, writing table |
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| secretariat | (noun) an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations | Synonyms: secretariate |
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| secretariate | (noun) an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations | Synonyms: secretariat |
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| secretary | (noun) a desk used for writing | Synonyms: escritoire, secretaire, writing table |
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| (noun) an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization | Synonyms: secretarial assistant |
| (noun) a person who is head of an administrative department of government | - |
| (noun) a person to whom a secret is entrusted | Synonyms: repository |
| secretaryship | (noun) the position of secretary | - |
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| secretase | (noun) a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's) | - |
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| secreter | (noun) any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream | Synonyms: gland, secretor, secretory organ |
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| secretin | (noun) a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine | - |
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| secretion | (noun) a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | - |
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| (noun) the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance | Synonyms: secernment |
| secretiveness | (noun) characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) | Synonyms: closeness |
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| (noun) the trait of keeping things secret | Synonyms: secrecy, silence |
| secretor | (noun) any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream | Synonyms: gland, secreter, secretory organ |
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