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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hole-and-corner, hole-in-corneradjective

    relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life

    "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells

  2. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. hole-and-corneradjective

    Conducted in secret; clandestine.

ChatGPT

  1. hole-and-corner

    Hole-and-corner generally refers to something secretive, clandestine, or hidden away from general view. It can also refer to something small scale, insignificant or trivial. This term is often used in British English.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hole-and-corner in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hole-and-corner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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