SPY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
   Synonym(s)
   • undercover agent (what does undercover agent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • secret agent (what does secret agent mean?)
   • intelligence officer (what does intelligence officer mean?)
   • intelligence agent (what does intelligence agent mean?)
   • operative (what does operative mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • counterspy (what does counterspy mean?)
   • mole (what does mole mean?)
   • double agent (what does double agent mean?)
   • espionage agent (what does espionage agent mean?)
   • foreign agent (what does foreign agent mean?)
   • infiltrator (what does infiltrator mean?)
   • sleeper (what does sleeper mean?)
   • Mata Hari (what does Mata Hari mean?)
   • Margarete Gertrud Zelle (what does Margarete Gertrud Zelle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • stag (what does stag mean?)
   • snoop (what does snoop mean?)
   • sleuth (what does sleuth mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a secret watcher
   • someone who secretly watches other people
   Usage Example(s)
   • my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
   Hypernyms(s) spy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spectator (what does spectator mean?)
   • witness (what does witness mean?)
   • viewer (what does viewer mean?)
   • watcher (what does watcher mean?)
   • looker (what does looker mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • snoop (what does snoop mean?)
   • snooper (what does snooper mean?)
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
   • shadow (what does shadow mean?)
   • shadower (what does shadower mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • stag (what does stag mean?)
   • snoop (what does snoop mean?)
   • sleuth (what does sleuth mean?)

SPY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • secretly collect sensitive or classified information
   • engage in espionage
   Usage Example(s)
   • spy for the Russians
   Hypernyms(s) spy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • investigate (what does investigate mean?)
   • inquire (what does inquire mean?)
   • enquire (what does enquire mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • undercover agent (what does undercover agent mean?)
   • spying (what does spying mean?)
   • undercover work (what does undercover work mean?)
2. Meaning
   • watch, observe, or inquire secretly
   Synonym(s)
   • sleuth (what does sleuth mean?)
   • snoop (what does snoop mean?)
   • stag (what does stag mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • monitor (what does monitor mean?)
   • supervise (what does supervise mean?)
   • ride herd on (what does ride herd on mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • detection (what does detection mean?)
   • detecting (what does detecting mean?)
   • detective work (what does detective work mean?)
   • sleuthing (what does sleuthing mean?)
   • sleuth (what does sleuth mean?)
   • sleuthhound (what does sleuthhound mean?)
   • snoop (what does snoop mean?)
   • snooper (what does snooper mean?)
   • snoop (what does snoop mean?)
   • snooper (what does snooper mean?)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • undercover agent (what does undercover agent mean?)
   • spy (what does spy mean?)
   • spying (what does spying mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • investigate (what does investigate mean?)
   • inquire (what does inquire mean?)
   • enquire (what does enquire mean?)
3. Meaning
   • catch sight of
   Synonym(s)
   • descry (what does descry mean?)
   • espy (what does espy mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) spy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sight (what does sight mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • detection (what does detection mean?)
   • catching (what does catching mean?)
   • espial (what does espial mean?)
   • spying (what does spying mean?)
   • spotting (what does spotting mean?)
   • detection (what does detection mean?)
   • catching (what does catching mean?)
   • espial (what does espial mean?)
   • spying (what does spying mean?)
   • spotting (what does spotting mean?)
   • lookout (what does lookout mean?)
   • lookout man (what does lookout man mean?)
   • sentinel (what does sentinel mean?)
   • sentry (what does sentry mean?)
   • watch (what does watch mean?)
   • spotter (what does spotter mean?)
   • scout (what does scout mean?)
   • picket (what does picket mean?)
   • finder (what does finder mean?)
   • discoverer (what does discoverer mean?)
   • spotter (what does spotter mean?)
   • detection (what does detection mean?)
   • catching (what does catching mean?)
   • espial (what does espial mean?)
   • spying (what does spying mean?)
   • spotting (what does spotting mean?)