Spy
noun
A person who secretly gathers and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
He was a spy for the government during the war.
Often appears as...
- spy agency
- spy mission
verb
To observe secretly, typically for harmful purposes.
They spy on their competitors to steal their ideas.
Often appears as...
- spy on
- spy out
noun
A person who watches others without them knowing to gather information.
He's not just a tourist, he's a spy.
Often appears as...
- spy camera
- spy satellite
noun
A person who secretly gathers and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
He was a spy for the government during the war.
Often appears as...
- spy agency
- spy mission
verb
To observe secretly, typically for harmful purposes.
They spy on their competitors to steal their ideas.
Often appears as...
- spy on
- spy out
noun
A person who watches others without them knowing to gather information.
He's not just a tourist, he's a spy.
Often appears as...
- spy camera
- spy satellite
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Secret Profession
Used for someone whose job is to collect secret information, often in covert operations.
She became a spy to help uncover enemy secrets.
Pro Tip 2/3Linked with Danger
'Spy' often implies a level of danger and risk, especially in times of conflict.
The spy risked his life infiltrating the hostile territory.
Pro Tip 3/3Double Agent
A spy can pretend to work for one side while actually working for the other.
The double agent passed secrets to the enemy.
Pro Tip 1/3Secret Profession
Used for someone whose job is to collect secret information, often in covert operations.
She became a spy to help uncover enemy secrets.
Pro Tip 2/3Linked with Danger
'Spy' often implies a level of danger and risk, especially in times of conflict.
The spy risked his life infiltrating the hostile territory.
Pro Tip 3/3Double Agent
A spy can pretend to work for one side while actually working for the other.
The double agent passed secrets to the enemy.
Pro Tip 1/3Secret Profession
Used for someone whose job is to collect secret information, often in covert operations.
She became a spy to help uncover enemy secrets.
Pro Tip 2/3Linked with Danger
'Spy' often implies a level of danger and risk, especially in times of conflict.
The spy risked his life infiltrating the hostile territory.
Pro Tip 3/3Double Agent
A spy can pretend to work for one side while actually working for the other.
The double agent passed secrets to the enemy.
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What can Schrödinger's...
of quantum information science, a growing field studying how to use the laws of the strange quantum world in our macroscopic world, like in quantum cryptography, so spies can send secure messages to each other, or quantum computing, for cracking secret codes.
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From pacifist to spy:...
She had been imprisoned for her activities as an Allied spy, but with the help of a screwdriver and two other prisoners, she was back under the Parisian stars. As she began to run, her thoughts leapt to the whirlwind of events that had brought her here…
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Beating a Lie Detector...
hi there gelato take a seat sure the lie detector or polygraph we've all seen the movies some steely-eyed spy tried to conceal the truth from a mysterious interrogator but can you beat a lie detector in real life lying is a
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TED2015 in review PIPE...
in our life and he expressed surprise that we would assume this would be used for surveillance why would you be surprised you just showed us that the most pervasive items in the Western world snack foods are spying on us
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Why you think you're...
later in life. His teachers also said that Dreyfus was known for having a good memory, which was highly suspicious, right? You know, because a spy has to remember a lot of things.
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
the world of animals is not without its hazards in rajasthan the temple langers have taken spy monkey into the heart of the family but some are keen to take the budding
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Amazing Animal...
either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera theft is such an easy option around a
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Unbelievable Bird...
one distracts as the other steals the jewels spy bowerbird can only observe as they clean out the bower gem by precious gem back home with their stolen goods they
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5 Amazing Animal...
she react as she would to the real thing bravely protecting the colony with no thought for herself our aim is to harass the snake into leaving but the spy snake
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Thought-provoking...
existence parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed
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What can Schrödinger's...
of quantum information science, a growing field studying how to use the laws of the strange quantum world in our macroscopic world, like in quantum cryptography, so spies can send secure messages to each other, or quantum computing, for cracking secret codes.
Video examples
From pacifist to spy:...
She had been imprisoned for her activities as an Allied spy, but with the help of a screwdriver and two other prisoners, she was back under the Parisian stars. As she began to run, her thoughts leapt to the whirlwind of events that had brought her here…
Video examples
Beating a Lie Detector...
hi there gelato take a seat sure the lie detector or polygraph we've all seen the movies some steely-eyed spy tried to conceal the truth from a mysterious interrogator but can you beat a lie detector in real life lying is a
Video examples
TED2015 in review PIPE...
in our life and he expressed surprise that we would assume this would be used for surveillance why would you be surprised you just showed us that the most pervasive items in the Western world snack foods are spying on us
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Why you think you're...
later in life. His teachers also said that Dreyfus was known for having a good memory, which was highly suspicious, right? You know, because a spy has to remember a lot of things.
Video examples
Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
the world of animals is not without its hazards in rajasthan the temple langers have taken spy monkey into the heart of the family but some are keen to take the budding
Video examples
Amazing Animal...
either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera theft is such an easy option around a
Video examples
Unbelievable Bird...
one distracts as the other steals the jewels spy bowerbird can only observe as they clean out the bower gem by precious gem back home with their stolen goods they
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5 Amazing Animal...
she react as she would to the real thing bravely protecting the colony with no thought for herself our aim is to harass the snake into leaving but the spy snake
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Thought-provoking...
existence parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed
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Quote examples
Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I'll tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what they're about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, it's very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies - a trucker.
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Spencer Boldman
American Actor
I've always loved film, and since I knew I probably couldn't be a cowboy or a spy in real life, I thought I'd play one in a movie! I started doing theater in middle school and tested for 'Victorious' before being in an episode of 'iCarly.
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Sherman Alexie
American Writer
My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel.
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Jello Biafra
American Musician
What I'm getting at is, you know, if we really want to get serious about helping all the people living in the street and getting people jobs, we could just hire half the people in the country to spy on the other half.
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Florence Pugh
English Actress
I think everyone's always interested in playing a spy, right? That's something we grow up admiring, which is so strange, but it's just a very clever and quick world that we all want to be a part of.
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Nathan Englander
American Writer
For a book to function... it has to be a functioning reality. The character has to be real, and I imagine that's exactly what happens for a spy who is in deep cover.
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William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are.
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Keri Russell
American Actress
I know not every mom is a secret KGB spy, but every mom has this whole other life. Every dad and every person has this whole other life.
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Julia Child
American Chef
I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.
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Princess Nokia
American Musician
The world is going to come to a place where we're all being spied on and nothing is private.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I'll tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what they're about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, it's very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies - a trucker.
Quote examples
Spencer Boldman
American Actor
I've always loved film, and since I knew I probably couldn't be a cowboy or a spy in real life, I thought I'd play one in a movie! I started doing theater in middle school and tested for 'Victorious' before being in an episode of 'iCarly.
Quote examples
Sherman Alexie
American Writer
My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel.
Quote examples
Jello Biafra
American Musician
What I'm getting at is, you know, if we really want to get serious about helping all the people living in the street and getting people jobs, we could just hire half the people in the country to spy on the other half.
Quote examples
Florence Pugh
English Actress
I think everyone's always interested in playing a spy, right? That's something we grow up admiring, which is so strange, but it's just a very clever and quick world that we all want to be a part of.
Quote examples
Nathan Englander
American Writer
For a book to function... it has to be a functioning reality. The character has to be real, and I imagine that's exactly what happens for a spy who is in deep cover.
Quote examples
William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are.
Quote examples
Keri Russell
American Actress
I know not every mom is a secret KGB spy, but every mom has this whole other life. Every dad and every person has this whole other life.
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Julia Child
American Chef
I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.
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Princess Nokia
American Musician
The world is going to come to a place where we're all being spied on and nothing is private.
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